Luke 15:21:12Luke.15.21.W12TAB

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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Result
ἐ + νώ + πι + όν
e + nô + pi + on
enôpion

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new
Omegao — same as omicron
Pip — as in pet
Iotai — as in machine
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-NÔ-pi-ON

  2. sentence

    EI-pen de ho hy-OS au-TOI PA-ter HÊ-mar-ton eis ton ou-ra-NON kai e-NÔ-pi-ON sou ou-KE-ti ei-MI AX-si-os klê-THÊ-nai hy-OS sou

Exegesis

The subsequent phrase enōpion sou {ἐνώπιόν σου | en-ō-pi-ón sou} “before you” uses the genitive to stress personal accountability.

Root and etymology

Rootepsilon–nu–omega–pi–iota–omicron–nu

in front of, before

In contextLuke 15:21

But the son said to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your presence. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.”

About this coordinate

Luke 15:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 15:21, 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.15.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.21.W12.S1) and character.