Luke 22:44:4Luke.22.44.W4TAB
ἀγωνίᾳ
agōniai
“agony”
- Transliteration
- a-gō-NI-ai
- Extended
- ah-goh-NÊE-ai
- IPA
- /a.gɔːˈni.ai/
Meaning by language
- English
- agony
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-gō-NI-ai
- sentence
KAI ge-NO-me-nos en a-gō-NI-ai ek-te-NE-ste-ron pro-sê-EU-khe-to KAI e-GE-ne-to ho hi-DRŌS au-TOU hō-se-EI THROM-boi HAI-ma-tos ka-ta-BAI-non-tes e-PI tên gên
Exegesis
The verse begins with the participial clause kai genomenos en agonia {καὶ γενόμενος ἐν ἀγωνίᾳ | kaí genómenos en agōníā} ‘and having become in agony’, where the aorist participle presents a state that forms the backdrop for the ongoing action.
Root and etymology
agōnalpha–gamma–omega–nu
“contest, struggle”
In context — Luke 22:44
And having entered into agony, He was praying still more earnestly; and His sweat became like drops of blood falling down to the ground.
About this coordinate
Luke 22:44:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 22:44, so the Greek word ἀγωνίᾳ (agōniai) 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.22.44.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.44.W4.S1) and character.