Luke 22:41:8Luke.22.41.W8TAB
βολήν
bolên
“a throw”
- Transliteration
- bo-LÊN
- Extended
- boh-LAYN
- IPA
- /boˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a throw
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
bo-LÊN
- 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 comparative phrase `hosei lithou bolēn {ὡσεὶ λίθου βολήν | hō-seì lí-thou bo-lḗn}` is an idiomatic measure of distance, using approximation rather than exact measurement.
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 22:41:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 22:41, so the Greek word βολήν (bolên) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.41.W8.S1) and character.