Luke 23:46:4Luke.23.46.W4TAB
μεγάλῃ
megalê
“great”
- Transliteration
- me-GA-lê
- Extended
- meh-GAH-lê
- IPA
- /meˈga.lɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-GA-lê
- clause
KAI phō-NEE-sas phō-NÊ me-GA-lê ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen
- sentence
KAI phō-NEE-sas phō-NÊ me-GA-lê ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen PA-ter eis khei-RAS sou pa-ra-TI-the-mai to PNEU-ma mou
Exegesis
The aorist participial phrase phōnēsas phōnē megalē {φωνήσας φωνῇ μεγάλῃ | phō-nḗ-sas phō-nê me-gá-lē} functions adverbially, describing prior action, “having cried out with a great voice,” with the dative phōnē megalē expressing means or manner.
In context — Luke 23:46
And Jesus , having cried out with a loud voice , said, “Father , into Your hands I entrust My spirit .” And having said this, He breathed out His last.
About this coordinate
Luke 23:46:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 23:46, so the Greek word μεγάλῃ (megalê) 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.23.46.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.46.W4.S1) and character.