Luke 13:2:11Luke.13.2.W11TAB
παρὰ
para
“than”
- Transliteration
- pa-RA
- Extended
- pah-RAH
- IPA
- /paˈra/
Meaning by language
- English
- than
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
pa-RA
- sentence
KAI a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen au-TOIS do-KEI-te HO-ti hoi ga-li-LAI-oi HOU-toi ha-mar-tô-LOI pa-RA PAN-tas tous ga-li-LAI-ous e-GHE-ne-n-to HO-ti TAU-ta pe-PON-tha-sin
Exegesis
The comparative para pantas tous Galilaious {παρὰ πάντας τοὺς Γαλιλαίους | pà-ra pán-tas toùs Ga-li-laî-ous} uses the accusative of comparison to mean “beyond all the Galileans.”
Root and etymology
paraballōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omega
“to set beside, compare”
In context — Luke 13:2
He answered them, “Do you think these Galileans were sinners beyond all other Galileans because of what they suffered?”
About this coordinate
Luke 13:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 13:2, so the Greek word παρὰ (para) 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.13.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.2.W11.S1) and character.