Luke 23:45:3Luke.23.45.W3TAB
ἐκλιπόντος⸃,
eklipontos
“having failed”
- Transliteration
- ek-li-PON-tos
- Extended
- ehk-lee-POHN-tohs
- IPA
- /ek.liˈpon.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- having failed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ek-li-PON-tos
- phraseyour reading level
tou hê-LEE-ou ek-li-PON-tos
- sentence
tou hê-LEE-ou ek-li-PON-tos e-SKHEE-sthê de to ka-ta-PE-ta-sma tou na-OU ME-son
Exegesis
The opening genitive absolute, tou heliou eklipontos {τοῦ ἡλίου ἐκλιπόντος | toû hēlíou eklipóntos} ‘with the sun failing,’ supplies the temporal setting for the scene and is best rendered in English as a temporal clause rather than as a detached phrase.
The subject, to katapetasma tou naou {τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ | to katapétasma toû naou}, identifies not the whole temple structure but the sacred curtain associated with it, and the genitive relationship narrows the focus to the inner sanctuary barrier.
In context — Luke 23:45
As the sun was failing, the curtain of the temple was torn in the middle.
About this coordinate
Luke 23:45:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 23:45, so the Greek word ἐκλιπόντος⸃, (eklipontos) 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.23.45.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.45.W3.S1) and character.