Luke 23:45:4Luke.23.45.W4TAB
ἐσχίσθη
eskheesthê
“was torn”
- Transliteration
- e-SKHEE-sthê
- Extended
- eh-SKHEE-sthay
- IPA
- /eˈskʰi.stʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was torn
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-SKHEE-sthê
- phraseyour reading level
e-SKHEE-sthê de to ka-ta-PE-ta-sma tou na-OU ME-son
- 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 main clause, eschisthe de {ἐσχίσθη δὲ | eschísthē de} ‘and/but was torn,’ advances the narration with a passive aorist that leaves the agent unstated, a form that often suggests power beyond ordinary human action.
In context — Luke 23:45
As the sun was failing, the curtain of the temple was torn in the middle.
About this coordinate
Luke 23:45:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 23:45, so the Greek word ἐσχίσθη (eskheesthê) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.45.W4.S1) and character.