Luke 9:30:2Luke.9.30.W2TAB
ἰδοὺ
idou
“behold”
- Transliteration
- i-do-U
- Extended
- ih-doh-OO
- IPA
- /i.doˈu/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-do-U
- sentence
KAI i-do-U AN-dres DY-o sy-ne-LA-loun au-TÔI HOI-ti-nes Ê-san mô-y-SÊS KAI Ê-li-AS
Exegesis
The verse begins with kai {καὶ | kaì} linking this scene to the preceding narrative, followed immediately by the particle idou {ἰδοὺ | idoú}, which functions to draw the audience into a sudden, striking development.
Root and etymology
eidonepsilon–iota–delta–omicron–nu
“to see, behold”
In context — Luke 9:30
And behold , two men were talking to Him —they were Moses and Elijah.
About this coordinate
Luke 9:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 9:30, so the Greek word ἰδοὺ (idou) 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.9.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.9.30.W2.S1) and character.