Luke 22:44:5Luke.22.44.W5TAB
ἐκτενέστερον
ektenesteron
“more earnestly”
- Transliteration
- ek-te-NE-ste-ron
- Extended
- ehk-teh-NEH-steh-rohn
- IPA
- /ek.teˈnes.te.ron/
Meaning by language
- English
- more earnestly
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ek-te-NE-ste-ron
- 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 comparative adverb ektenesteron {ἐκτενέστερον | ektenésteron} ‘more earnestly’ modifies the manner of praying and signals an intensification of His petition.
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 22:44:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 22:44, so the Greek word ἐκτενέστερον (ektenesteron) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.44.W5.S1) and character.