Luke 15:18:16Luke.15.18.W16TAB
ἐνώπιόν
enôpion
“before”
- Transliteration
- e-NÔ-pi-ON
- Extended
- eh-NOH-pih-OHN
- IPA
- /e.nɔː.piˈon/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-NÔ-pi-ON
- sentence
a-na-STAS po-REU-so-mai pros ton pa-TE-ra mou KAI e-RO au-TOI PA-ter HÊ-mar-ton eis ton ou-ra-NON KAI e-NÔ-pi-ON sou
Exegesis
The conjunction kai then introduces enōpion sou {ἐνώπιόν σου | enṓpion soû} ‘before you,’ depicting the offense as committed in the personal presence of the father. In translation, the formal renders the participle + future combination literally in order, while the dynamic employs idiomatic English to convey the immediacy of both confession and confrontation.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–nu–omega–pi–iota–omicron–nu
“in front of, before”
In context — Luke 15:18
Having arisen, I will go to my father and I will say to him, “Father , I have sinned against heaven and before you.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:18:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 15:18, so the Greek word ἐνώπιόν (enôpion) 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.15.18.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.18.W16.S1) and character.