Luke 14:9:12Luke.14.9.W12TAB
τόπον
topon
“place”
- Transliteration
- TO-pon
- Extended
- TOH-pohn
- IPA
- /ˈto.pon/
Meaning by language
- English
- place
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
TO-pon
- sentence
KAI el-THŌN ho se KAI au-TON ka-LE-sas e-REI soi DOS TOU-tō TO-pon KAI TO-te AR-ksē me-TA ais-KHY-nēs ton ES-kha-ton TO-pon ka-TE-khein
Exegesis
Within the quotation, the imperative dos {Δὸς | Dòs} ‘give’ takes toutōi {τούτῳ | toútōi} ‘to this one’ as an indirect object and topon {τόπον | tó-pon} ‘place’ as direct object, commanding the change of seating.
Finally, the infinitive katechein {κατέχειν | ka-té-khein} ‘to occupy’ is complemented by the accusative noun phrase ton eschaton topon {τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον | tòn és-kha-ton tó-pon} ‘the last place,’ portraying the social demotion enacted by the host’s reversal of seating.
In context — Luke 14:9
And when the one who invited you and him comes, he will say to you, “Give this person the place,” and then you will begin, with shame, to occupy the lowest place.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 14:9, so the Greek word τόπον (topon) 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.14.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.9.W12.S1) and character.