Luke 14:2:7Luke.14.2.W7TAB
ἔμπροσθεν
emprosthen
“before”
- Transliteration
- EM-pros-then
- Extended
- EHM-prohs-thehn
- IPA
- /ˈem.pros.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EM-pros-then
- sentence
KAI i-DOU AN-thrô-POS tis ÊN hy-drô-pi-KOS EM-pros-then au-TOU
Exegesis
The locative preposition emprosthen autou {ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ | ém-pros-then au-toû} places him directly before Him, heightening the immediacy of the encounter.
In context — Luke 14:2
And behold, there was a certain man afflicted with dropsy before Him .
About this coordinate
Luke 14:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 14:2, so the Greek word ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen) 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.14.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.2.W7.S1) and character.