Luke 23:39:6Luke.23.39.W6TAB
ἐβλασφήμει
eblasphêmei
“was blaspheming”
- Transliteration
- e-blas-PHÊ-mei
- Extended
- eh-blahs-PHEH-mei
- IPA
- /e.blasˈpʰɛː.mei/
Meaning by language
- English
- was blaspheming
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-blas-PHÊ-mei
- clause
heis DE tôn kre-mas-THEN-tôn ka-KOUR-gôn e-blas-PHÊ-mei au-TON LE-gōn
- sentence
heis DE tôn kre-mas-THEN-tôn ka-KOUR-gôn e-blas-PHÊ-mei au-TON LE-gōn ou-KHI sy EI ho khri-STOS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperfect verb eblasphemei {Ἐβλασφήμει | eblasphēmei} ‘was blaspheming’, which foregrounds the ongoing, repeated nature of the hostile speech.
Root and etymology
blasphēmeōbeta–lambda–alpha–sigma–phi–eta–mu–epsilon–omega
“to speak irreverently, slander”
In context — Luke 23:39
But one of the criminals who were hanged was blaspheming Him, saying, “If You are the Christ , save Yourself and us.”
About this coordinate
Luke 23:39:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 23:39, so the Greek word ἐβλασφήμει (eblasphêmei) 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.23.39.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.39.W6.S1) and character.