Luke 1:9:6Luke.1.9.W6PAT
ἔλαχε
elakhe
“was chosen by lot”
- Transliteration
- E-la-khe
- Extended
- EH-lah-kheh
- IPA
- /ˈe.la.kʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- was chosen by lot
- French
- fut tiré au sort
- Spanish
- fue escogido por sorteo
- Portuguese
- foi sorteado
- German
- wurde durchs Los gewählt
- Russian
- был выбран по жребию
- Arabic-Simplified
- اختير بالقرعة
- Hindi
- चिट्ठी द्वारा चुना गया
- Chinese-Simplified
- 抽签被选中
- Korean
- 제비뽑기로 뽑혔다
- Indonesian
- diundi lewat undian
- Bengali
- লটারিতে নির্বাচিত হয়েছিল
- Tagalog
- nabunot sa palabunutan
- Swahili
- alichaguliwa kwa kura
- Amharic
- በዕጣ ተመረጠ
- Yoruba
- a yàn án ní ìbò
- Igbo
- e họpụtara ya site n'ịtụ aka
- Twi
- wɔnam ntonto so yii no
- Ewe
- wɔyii eɖe ɖe agba
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Result
ἔ + λα + χε
↓
e + la + khe
↓
elakhe
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-la-khe
- sentence
ka-TA TO E-thos TÊS hi-e-ra-TEI-as E-la-khe TOO thy-mi-A-sai ei-sel-THON eis TON na-ON TOO ky-RI-oo
In context — Luke 1:9
according to the custom of the priesthood was chosen by lot to burn incense having entered into the temple of {the} Lord
About this coordinate
Luke 1:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 1:9, so the Greek word ἔλαχε (elakhe) 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.1.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.1.9.W6.S1) and character.