Luke 23:48:8Luke.23.48.W8TAB
θεωρίαν
theôrian
“spectacle”
- Transliteration
- the-ô-RI-an
- Extended
- theh-OH-REE-ahn
- IPA
- /tʰe.ɔːˈri.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- spectacle
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
the-ô-RI-an
- phraseyour reading level
KAI PAN-tes hoi sym-pa-ra-ge-NO-me-noi O-khloi e-PI tên the-ô-RI-an TAU-tên
- sentence
KAI PAN-tes hoi sym-pa-ra-ge-NO-me-noi O-khloi e-PI tên the-ô-RI-an TAU-tên the-ô-RÊ-san-tes ta ge-NO-me-na TYP-ton-tes ta STÊ-thê hy-PE-stre-phon
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi ten theorian tauten {ἐπὶ τὴν θεωρίαν ταύτην | e-pí tḕn the-o-rí-an taú-tēn} ‘for this sight’ identifies the public event toward which their attention was directed.
In context — Luke 23:48
And all the crowds who had come together for this sight , having seen what had happened, were returning, beating their breasts.
About this coordinate
Luke 23:48:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 23:48, so the Greek word θεωρίαν (theôrian) 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.23.48.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.48.W8.S1) and character.