Luke 6:49:17Luke.6.49.W17TAB
ᾗ
hêi
“against which”
- Transliteration
- hêi
- Extended
- HAY
- IPA
- /hɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- against which
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hêi
- 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
The relative pronoun hē {ᾗ | hē} “against which” links to prosérēξεν ho potamós {προσέρηξεν ὁ ποταμός | prosérēξεν ho potamós}, portraying the flood’s impact as a trial.
Root and etymology
Rootrho–eta–gamma–nu–upsilon–mu–iota
“to break, burst, tear apart”
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 6:49:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 6:49, so the Greek word ᾗ (hêi) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.6.49.W17.S1) and character.