Luke 20:1:16Luke.20.1.W16PAT
ἐπέστησαν
epestêsan
“{they} came up”
- Transliteration
- e-PE-stê-san
- Extended
- eh-PEH-stê-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈpe.stɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- {they} came up
- French
- {ils} s'approchèrent
- Spanish
- {ellos} se acercaron
- Portuguese
- {eles} se aproximaram
- German
- {sie} traten heran
- Russian
- {они} подошли
- Arabic-Simplified
- تقدموا
- Hindi
- {वे} आगे आए
- Chinese-Simplified
- 上前了
- Korean
- {그들이} 나아왔다
- Indonesian
- {mereka} datang mendekat
- Bengali
- {তারা} এগিয়ে এল
- Tagalog
- {sila} lumapit
- Swahili
- {wao} walikuja
- Amharic
- {እነርሱ} ቀረቡ
- Yoruba
- {wọn} wọ̀sà
- Igbo
- {ha} bịarutere
- Twi
- sɔree
- Ewe
- {wò} ƒo ɖe
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| 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-PE-stê-san
- sentence
kai e-GE-ne-to en mi-AI tôn hê-me-RÔN di-DA-skon-tos au-TOU ton la-ON en tôi hi-e-RÔI kai eu-an-ge-li-dzo-ME-nou e-PE-stê-san hoi ar-khi-e-REIS kai hoi gram-ma-TEIS syn tois pres-by-TE-rois
In context — Luke 20:1
and it happened in one of {the} days teaching of him {the} people in {the} temple and preaching good news {they} came up {the} chief priests and {the} scribes with {the} elders
About this coordinate
Luke 20:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 20:1, so the Greek word ἐπέστησαν (epestêsan) 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.20.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.1.W16.S1) and character.