Luke 23:21:3Luke.23.21.W3TAB
ἐπεφώνουν
epephônoun
“they kept shouting”
- Transliteration
- e-pe-PHÔ-noun
- Extended
- eh-peh-PHÔ-noon
- IPA
- /e.peˈpʰɔː.nun/
Meaning by language
- English
- they kept shouting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pe-PHÔ-noun
- clause
hoi de e-pe-PHÔ-noun LE-gon-tes
- sentence
hoi de e-pe-PHÔ-noun LE-gon-tes STAU-rou STAU-rou au-TON
Exegesis
The imperfect verb epephōnoun {ἐπεφώνουν | epephōnoun} ‘they were shouting’ portrays continuous, repeated vocal protest, giving the scene a sense of sustained pressure.
Root and etymology
epiphōneōepsilon–pi–iota–phi–omega–nu–epsilon–omega
“to call out, cry aloud”
In context — Luke 23:21
But they kept shouting , saying, “Crucify, crucify Him .”
About this coordinate
Luke 23:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 23:21, so the Greek word ἐπεφώνουν (epephônoun) 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.23.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.21.W3.S1) and character.