Luke 14:16:5Luke.14.16.W5TAB
Ἄνθρωπός
anthrôpos
“a man”
- Transliteration
- AN-thrô-POS
- Extended
- AHN-throh-POHS
- IPA
- /an.tʰrɔːˈpos/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AN-thrô-POS
- sentence
ho de EI-pen au-TOI AN-thrô-POS tis e-POI-ei DEIP-non ME-ga KAI e-KA-le-sen pol-LOUS
Exegesis
In the parable introduction, anthrōpos tis {Ἄνθρωπός τις | án-thrō-pos tis} uses the indefinite pronoun tis to present an unnamed “certain man,” a narrative device focusing on role over identity.
Root and etymology
anthroposalpha–nu–theta–rho–omega–pi–omicron–sigma
“human being, person”
In context — Luke 14:16
But He said to him, “A certain man was making a great supper and invited many.”
About this coordinate
Luke 14:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 14:16, so the Greek word Ἄνθρωπός (anthrôpos) 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.14.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.16.W5.S1) and character.