Luke 14:8:11Luke.14.8.W11TAB
πρωτοκλισίαν
prôtoklisian
“place of honor”
- Transliteration
- prô-to-kli-SI-an
- Extended
- proh-toh-klih-SIH-ahn
- IPA
- /prɔː.to.kliˈsi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- place of honor
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
prô-to-kli-SI-an
- sentence
HO-tan klê-THÊS hy-PO TI-nos eis GA-mous mê ka-ta-kli-THÊS eis tên prô-to-kli-SI-an MÊ-po-te en-ti-MO-te-ros sou êi ke-klê-ME-nos hyp au-TOU
Exegesis
A prohibition is expressed with the negated subjunctive me kataklithes {μὴ κατακλιθῇς | mē kataklithês} ‘do not recline’, followed by the directional eis ten protoklisian {εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν | eis tḗn prōtoklisían} ‘at the place of highest honor’, reflecting the reclining custom as a marker of status.
Root and etymology
prōtospi–rho–omega–tau–omicron–sigma
“first, foremost”
In context — Luke 14:8
Whenever someone invites you to a wedding feast, avoid reclining at the place of highest honor , lest someone more honorable than you may have been invited by him.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 14:8, so the Greek word πρωτοκλισίαν (prôtoklisian) 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.14.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.8.W11.S1) and character.