Luke 22:49:13Luke.22.49.W13TAB
μαχαίρῃ
makhairêi
“a sword”
- Transliteration
- ma-KHAI-rêi
- Extended
- mah-KHAI-ray
- IPA
- /maˈkʰai.rɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sword
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ma-KHAI-rêi
- sentence
i-DON-tes de hoi pe-RI au-TON to e-SO-me-non EI-pan KY-ree-e ei pa-TAK-so-men en ma-KHAI-rêi
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en machairē {ἐν μαχαίρῃ | en ma-khai-rê} specifies the means, ‘with a sword’, where the singular likely represents the weapon as a category. In translation, the Greek participial construction is reshaped into a temporal clause (“when those around Him saw”) to maintain natural English flow while preserving the causal link between perception of the impending event and the proposed violent response.
In context — Luke 22:49
But when those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord , shall we strike with the sword?”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:49:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 22:49, so the Greek word μαχαίρῃ (makhairêi) 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.22.49.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.49.W13.S1) and character.