Luke 4:13:4Luke.4.13.W4TAB
πειρασμὸν
peirasmon
“temptation”
- Transliteration
- pei-ras-MON
- Extended
- peh-ee-rahs-MOHN
- IPA
- /pei.rasˈmon/
Meaning by language
- English
- temptation
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pei-ras-MON
- 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
It governs the object phrase pánta peirasmón {πάντα πειρασμὸν | pánta peirasmón} ‘all temptation,’ where pánta intensifies the comprehensiveness of the testing and peirasmón functions collectively.
Root and etymology
peirazōpi–epsilon–iota–rho–alpha–zeta–omega
“to try, test, tempt”
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 4:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 4:13, so the Greek word πειρασμὸν (peirasmon) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.4.13.W4.S1) and character.