Luke 4:13:10Luke.4.13.W10TAB
ἄχρι
akhri
“until”
- Transliteration
- A-khri
- Extended
- AH-khrih
- IPA
- /ˈa.kʰri/
Meaning by language
- English
- until
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
A-khri
- sentence
KAI syn-te-LE-sas PAN-ta pei-ras-MON ho di-A-bo-los a-PE-stê ap au-TOU A-khri kai-ROU
Exegesis
The closing temporal prepositional phrase akhri kairou {ἄχρι καιροῦ | ákhri kairoû} ‘until an appointed time’ sets a limit on the departure, implying its temporary nature. In translation, the participle is rendered with a past perfect (‘had finished’ or ‘had completed’) to convey completed action prior to departure, and the final phrase is rendered as ‘until an opportune time’ or ‘for a time’ to preserve the open-ended yet bounded character of the interval.
In context — Luke 4:13
And when the devil had finished every temptation, he went away from Him until an opportune time.
About this coordinate
Luke 4:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 4:13, so the Greek word ἄχρι (akhri) 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.4.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.4.13.W10.S1) and character.