Matthew 27:38:6Matt.27.38.W6PAT

λῃσταί,

lêstai

robbers

Transliteration
lê-STAI
Extended
lê-STAI
IPA
/lɛːˈstai/

Meaning by language

English
robbers
French
brigands
Spanish
ladrones
Portuguese
salteadores
German
Räuber
Russian
разбойники
Arabic-Simplified
لصوص
Hindi
लुटेरे
Chinese-Simplified
强盗
Korean
강도들
Indonesian
perampok
Bengali
ডাকাত
Tagalog
tulisan
Swahili
majambazi
Amharic
ወንበዴዎች
Yoruba
olè
Igbo
ndị ohi
Twi
akorɔmfoɔ
Ewe
akpɔfo

Greek · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
λῃ + σταί,
lê + stai
lêstai

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    lê-STAI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    TO-te stau-ROON-tai SYN au-TOI DY-o lê-STAI

  3. sentence

    TO-te stau-ROON-tai SYN au-TOI DY-o lê-STAI HEIS ek de-ksi-ÔN KAI HEIS eks eu-ô-NY-môn

In contextMatthew 27:38

Then are crucified with him two robbers one from the right and one from the left

About this coordinate

Matthew 27:38:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 27:38, so the Greek word λῃσταί, (lêstai) 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 Matt.27.38.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.27.38.W6.S1) and character.