Luke 13:23:5Luke.13.23.W5TAB
Κύριε
kyrie
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ri-e
- Extended
- KY-ri-eh
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.e/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KY-ri-e
- sentence
EI-pen DE tis au-TOI KY-ri-e ei o-LI-goi hoi sō-DZO-me-noi ho de EI-pen pros au-TOUS
Exegesis
The vocative Kyrie {Κύριε | Ký-rie} conveys respectful address and frames the clause as an indirect deliberative question.
Root and etymology
kyrioskappa–upsilon–rho–iota–omicron–sigma
“lord, master”
In context — Luke 13:23
And someone asked Him, “Lord , are only a few being saved ?” And He said to them,
About this coordinate
Luke 13:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 13:23, so the Greek word Κύριε (kyrie) 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.13.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.23.W5.S1) and character.