Luke 23:26:17Luke.23.26.W17TAB
ὄπισθεν
opisthen
“behind”
- Transliteration
- O-pis-then
- Extended
- OH-pihs-thehn
- IPA
- /ˈo.pis.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- behind
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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O-pis-then
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e-pi-la-BO-me-noi SI-mō-NA ti-na ky-rê-nai-on er-KHO-me-non ap a-GROU e-PE-the-kan au-TOI ton stau-RON PHE-rein O-pis-then tou ee-ay-SOO
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kai hōs a-PÊ-ga-gon au-TON e-pi-la-BO-me-noi SI-mō-NA ti-na ky-rê-nai-on er-KHO-me-non ap a-GROU e-PE-the-kan au-TOI ton stau-RON PHE-rein O-pis-then tou ee-ay-SOO
In context — Luke 23:26
And as they led Him away, they seized a certain Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the countryside, and they placed on him the cross to carry after Jesus .
About this coordinate
Luke 23:26:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 23:26, so the Greek word ὄπισθεν (opisthen) 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.23.26.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.26.W17.S1) and character.