Luke 15:19:12Luke.15.19.W12TAB
μισθίων
misthiōn
“hired workers”
- Transliteration
- mis-THI-ōn
- Extended
- mihs-THIH-ohn
- IPA
- /misˈtʰi.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- hired workers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
mis-THI-ōn
- sentence
ou-KE-ti ei-MI AK-si-os klê-THÊ-nai hy-OS sou POI-ê-son me hôs HE-na tôn mis-THI-ōn sou
Exegesis
The comparative particle hōs {ὡς | hōs} ‘as, like’ marks a comparison between the speaker’s desired status and that of hena tōn misthiōn sou {ἕνα τῶν μισθίων σου | hé-na tôn mis-thi-ōn sou} ‘one of your hired servants’, where the genitive phrase tôn misthiōn sou functions as a partitive genitive specifying the larger group from which “one” is drawn. The word order moves from the renunciation of filial worthiness to the request for a reduced status, heightening the sense of humility and self-abasement before the plea.
In context — Luke 15:19
I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants .
About this coordinate
Luke 15:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 15:19, so the Greek word μισθίων (misthiōn) 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.15.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.19.W12.S1) and character.