Luke 14:16:9Luke.14.16.W9TAB
μέγα
mega
“great”
- Transliteration
- ME-ga
- Extended
- MEH-gah
- IPA
- /ˈme.ga/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-ga
- 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
The imperfect epoiei {ἐποίει | e-poí-ei} conveys continuous preparation, leading into deipnon mega {δεῖπνον μέγα | deîp-non mé-ga}, where the adjective intensifies the meal’s scale.
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 14:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 14:16, so the Greek word μέγα (mega) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.16.W9.S1) and character.