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συγκυρία
sugkuria
G4795
G:N-F Greek

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Sugkuria denotes an unplanned circumstance in which a priest happens to be traveling that road.

The attested use marks the circumstance of a priest's presence on a particular road as happening by chance in Luke 10:31.

Senses in use

  1. An unplanned occurrence or circumstance · dominant

    In Luke 10:31, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the clause introducing a priest going down that road; the APB renders the verse, "Now by chance a certain priest was going down on that road," presenting the priest's arrival as unplanned.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 10:31, the APB presents the circumstance with "by chance." This rendering confirms the verse's presentation rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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