Luke 15:20:3Luke.15.20.W3TAB
ἦλθεν
êlthen
“he came”
- Transliteration
- ÊL-then
- Extended
- ÊL-thehn
- IPA
- /ˈɛːl.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he came
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊL-then
- sentence
KAI a-na-STAS ÊL-then pros ton pa-TE-ra he-au-TOU E-ti de au-TOU ma-KRAN a-PE-khon-tos EI-den au-TON ho pa-TÊR au-TOU KAI e-splaŋ-khni-STHÊ KAI dra-MÔN e-PE-pe-sen e-PI ton TRA-khê-lon au-TOU KAI ka-te-PHI-lê-sen au-TON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist participle anastas {ἀναστὰς | anastás} ‘having arisen,’ functioning as an attendant circumstance to the main verb elthen {ἦλθεν | ḗl-then} ‘he came,’ portraying the son’s decisive movement home in a single, completed sequence.
In context — Luke 15:20
And he arose and went to his father. While he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with compassion , ran and fell on his neck , and kissed him affectionately.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 15:20, so the Greek word ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.15.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.20.W3.S1) and character.