Luke 6:49:14Luke.6.49.W14TAB
γῆν
gên
“ground”
- Transliteration
- gên
- Extended
- GAYN
- IPA
- /gɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- ground
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
gên
- sentence
ho de a-KOU-sas KAI MÊ poi-Ê-sas HO-moi-OS ES-tin an-THRÔ-pō oi-ko-do-MÊ-san-ti oi-KI-an e-PI tên gên khō-RIS the-me-LI-ou hêi pro-SE-rêx-en ho po-ta-MOS KAI eu-THYS sy-NE-pe-sen KAI e-GE-ne-to to RHÊG-ma tês oi-KI-as e-KEI-nês ME-ga
Exegesis
This is followed by the participial phrase oikodomḗsanti oikían epì tḗn gēn chōrìs themelioú {οἰκοδομήσαντι οἰκίαν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν χωρὶς θεμελίου | oikodomḗsanti oikian epì tḗn gēn chōrìs themelioú}, highlighting the flawed act of building without support.
Root and etymology
synagosigma–upsilon–nu–alpha–gamma–omega
“to gather together”
In context — Luke 6:49
But the one who has heard and does not do is like a man who built his house directly on the ground with no foundation ; when the river struck it, it collapsed at once, and the ruin of that house was great.
About this coordinate
Luke 6:49:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 6:49, so the Greek word γῆν (gên) 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.6.49.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.6.49.W14.S1) and character.