Luke 23:28:8Luke.23.28.W8TAB
Μακάριαι
makariai
“blessed”
- Transliteration
- ma-KA-ri-ai
- Extended
- mah-KAH-ri-ai
- IPA
- /maˈka.ri.ai/
Meaning by language
- English
- blessed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-KA-ri-ai
- sentence
HO-ti i-DOU ER-khon-tai hê-ME-rai en HAIS e-ROU-sin ma-KA-ri-ai HAI STEI-rai KAI HAI koi-LEE-ai HAI ouk e-GEN-nê-san KAI mas-TOI HOI ouk E-thre-psan
Root and etymology
makariosma-ká-ri-os
“blessed, fortunate”
In context — Luke 23:28
But Jesus , having turned to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.”
About this coordinate
Luke 23:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 23:28, so the Greek word Μακάριαι (makariai) 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.23.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.28.W8.S1) and character.