Luke 13:6:5Luke.13.6.W5TAB
παραβολήν
paraboleen
“parable”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-bo-LEEN
- Extended
- pah-rah-bo-LEE-n
- IPA
- /pa.ra.boˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- parable
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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 | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-ra-bo-LEEN
- sentence
E-le-gen de TAU-tên tên pa-ra-bo-LEEN sy-KEEN EI-khen tis pe-phy-teu-ME-nên en tôi am-pe-LO-ni au-TOU kai ÊL-then dzê-TÔN kar-PON en au-TÊI kai oukh HEU-ren
Exegesis
The phrase tauten ten parabolen {ταύτην τὴν παραβολήν | taú-tēn tḗn pa-ra-bo-lḗn} uses the demonstrative plus article to specify this particular parable.
Root and etymology
paraballōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omega
“to set beside, compare”
In context — Luke 13:6
Then He spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none.”
About this coordinate
Luke 13:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 13:6, so the Greek word παραβολήν (paraboleen) 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.13.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.6.W5.S1) and character.