Luke 15:12:4Luke.15.12.W4TAB
νεώτερος
neoteros
“younger”
- Transliteration
- ne-O-te-ros
- Extended
- neh-OH-teh-rohs
- IPA
- /neˈo.te.ros/
Meaning by language
- English
- younger
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| 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
ne-O-te-ros
- sentence
KAI EI-pen ho ne-O-te-ros au-TÔN tôi pa-TRI PA-ter DOS MOI to e-pi-BAL-lon ME-ros tês ou-SI-as ho de di-EI-len au-TOIS ton BI-on
Exegesis
The phrase ho neōteros autōn {ὁ νεώτερος αὐτῶν | ho neō-té-ros au-tôn} ‘the younger of them’ employs a comparative adjective with a genitive plural pronoun to distinguish one son.
Root and etymology
neosnu–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“new, young”
In context — Luke 15:12
And the younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the portion of the estate that is coming to me.” Then he divided his livelihood among them.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 15:12, so the Greek word νεώτερος (neoteros) 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.15.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.12.W4.S1) and character.