Luke 24:39:3Luke.24.39.W3TAB
χεῖράς
kheiras
“hands”
- Transliteration
- khei-RAS
- Extended
- kheh-ee-RAHS
- IPA
- /kʰeiˈras/
Meaning by language
- English
- hands
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khei-RAS
- sentence
EE-de-te tas khei-RAS mou kai tous PO-das mou HO-ti e-GO EI-mi au-TOS psê-la-PHÊ-sa-TE me kai EE-de-te HO-ti PNEU-ma SAR-ka kai o-STE-a ouk E-khei ka-THÔS e-ME the-ô-REI-te E-khon-ta
Exegesis
The opening imperative idete {ἴδετε | í-de-te} directs the listeners to inspect what is visible, and the paired objects tas kheiras mou kai tous podas mou {τὰς χεῖράς μου καὶ τοὺς πόδας μου | tàs kheî-ras mou kaí toùs pó-das mou} focus attention on the speaker’s own body.
Root and etymology
cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand, power, control”
In context — Luke 24:39
See My hands and My feet: it is I Myself; touch Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see Me having.
About this coordinate
Luke 24:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 24:39, so the Greek word χεῖράς (kheiras) 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.24.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.24.39.W3.S1) and character.