Luke 7:27:2Luke.7.27.W2TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- es-TIN
- Extended
- ehs-TIHN
- IPA
- /esˈtin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
es-TIN
- sentence
hou-TOS es-TIN pe-RI hou GE-grap-tai i-DOU a-po-STEL-lō ton AN-ge-lon mou pro pro-SŌ-pou sou hos ka-ta-ske-VA-sei tēn ho-DON sou EM-pros-THEN sou
Exegesis
The demonstrative houtos {οὗτός | hoû-tós} ‘this’ functions as the subject of estin {ἐστιν | é-stin} ‘is’, identifying the speaker with the one foretold.
In context — Luke 7:27
This is the one about whom it is written: “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.”
About this coordinate
Luke 7:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 7:27, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.7.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.7.27.W2.S1) and character.