Luke 22:41:3Luke.22.41.W3TAB
ἀπεσπάσθη
apespasthê
“withdrew”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-SPA-sthê
- Extended
- ah-peh-SPAH-sthê
- IPA
- /a.peˈspa.stʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- withdrew
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-pe-SPA-sthê
- sentence
KAI au-TOS a-pe-SPA-sthê ap au-TÔN hô-se-EI LI-thou bo-LÊN KAI theis ta GO-na-ta pro-sêu-KHE-to
Exegesis
The passive verb `apespasthē {ἀπεσπάσθη | a-pes-pás-thē}` presents the movement as a completed separation from the group, while `ap auton {ἀπʼ αὐτῶν | ap autôn}` identifies the companions left behind.
Root and etymology
spaosigma pi alpha omega
“to draw away, pull apart”
In context — Luke 22:41
And He Himself was separated from them about the distance of a stone cast, and after lowering Himself to His knees , He prayed.
About this coordinate
Luke 22:41:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 22:41, so the Greek word ἀπεσπάσθη (apespasthê) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.22.41.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.41.W3.S1) and character.