Luke 22:48:6Luke.22.48.W6TAB
φιλήματι
philêmati
“with a kiss”
- Transliteration
- phi-LÊ-ma-ti
- Extended
- pʰih-LÊH-mah-tih
- IPA
- /pʰiˈlɛː.ma.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- with a kiss
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
phi-LÊ-ma-ti
- sentence
ee-ay-SOOS de EI-pen au-TOI i-OU-da phi-LÊ-ma-ti ton hy-ON tou an-THRÔ-pou pa-ra-DI-dôs
Exegesis
Within the question, the dative phlemati {φιλήματι | phi-lē-ma-ti} is a dative of means, “with a kiss,” and is fronted in the clause for rhetorical emphasis, highlighting the shocking instrument of betrayal.
Root and etymology
phileophi-lé-ō
“to love, to be fond of, to kiss”
In context — Luke 22:48
But Jesus said to him, “Judas, with a kiss are you betraying the Son of Man ?”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:48:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 22:48, so the Greek word φιλήματι (philêmati) 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.22.48.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.48.W6.S1) and character.