Luke 2:9:12Luke.2.9.W12PAT
ἐφοβήθησαν
ephobêthêsan
“were afraid”
- Transliteration
- e-pho-BÊ-thê-san
- Extended
- eh-phoh-BÊ-thê-sahn
- IPA
- /e.pʰo.ˈbɛː.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were afraid
- French
- eurent peur
- Spanish
- tuvieron miedo
- Portuguese
- tiveram medo
- German
- fürchteten sich
- Russian
- убоялись
- Arabic-Simplified
- خافوا
- Hindi
- डर गए
- Chinese-Simplified
- 害怕了
- Korean
- 두려워했다
- Indonesian
- takut
- Bengali
- ভয় পেয়েছিল
- Tagalog
- natakot
- Swahili
- waliogopa
- Amharic
- ፈሩ
- Yoruba
- wosuro
- Igbo
- tụrụ egwu
- Twi
- wosuro
- Ewe
- wo tsɔ suro
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pho-BÊ-thê-san
- phraseyour reading level
KAI e-pho-BÊ-thê-san PHO-bon ME-gan
- sentence
KAI ANG-ge-los ky-RI-ou e-PE-stê au-TOIS KAI DO-ksa ky-RI-ou pe-ri-E-lam-psen au-TOUS KAI e-pho-BÊ-thê-san PHO-bon ME-gan
In context — Luke 2:9
and angel of the Lord appeared to them and glory of the Lord shone around them and were afraid fear great
About this coordinate
Luke 2:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 2:9, so the Greek word ἐφοβήθησαν (ephobêthêsan) 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.2.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.9.W12.S1) and character.