Luke 7:38:18Luke.7.38.W18TAB
θριξὶν
thrixin
“hair”
- Transliteration
- thrix-IN
- Extended
- thriks-IHN
- IPA
- /tʰrikˈsin/
Meaning by language
- English
- hair
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
thrix-IN
- sentence
KAI STA-sa o-PI-so pa-RA tous PO-das au-TOU KLAI-ou-sa tois DA-kry-sin ÊRX-a-to BRE-khein tous PO-das au-TOU KAI tais thrix-IN tês ke-pha-LÊS au-TÊS ek-SE-mas-sen KAI ka-te-PHI-lei tous PO-das au-TOU KAI Ê-lei-phen tôi MY-rôi
Exegesis
The means expression tais thrixin tēs kephalēs autēs {ταῖς θριξὶν τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῆς | taîs thrí-xin tês ke-pha-lês au-tês} emphasizes her use of her own hair to wipe His feet, and the dative tō myrō {τῷ μύρῳ | tô mý-rō} identifies the costly ointment. Together, these structures highlight her prolonged, humble devotion and penitence at Jesus’ feet.
Root and etymology
thrixthríx
“hair”
In context — Luke 7:38
Standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears ; she wiped them with the hairs of her head, kept kissing His feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
About this coordinate
Luke 7:38:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Luke 7:38, so the Greek word θριξὶν (thrixin) 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.7.38.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.7.38.W18.S1) and character.