Luke 15:23:9Luke.15.23.W9TAB
φαγόντες
phagontes
“having eaten”
- Transliteration
- pha-GON-tes
- Extended
- phah-GOHN-tehs
- IPA
- /pʰaˈgon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having eaten
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pha-GON-tes
- sentence
KAI PHE-re-te ton MOS-khon ton si-teu-TON THY-sa-te KAI pha-GON-tes eu-phran-THÔ-men
Exegesis
The participle phagontes {φαγόντες | pha-gón-tes} ‘having eaten’ sets the temporal backdrop for the subjunctive euphranthōmen {εὐφρανθῶμεν | eu-phran-thô-men} ‘let us rejoice’, which invites shared celebration.
Root and etymology
phageînphi–alpha–gamma–epsilon–iota–nu
“to eat”
In context — Luke 15:23
And bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let us eat and rejoice .
About this coordinate
Luke 15:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 15:23, so the Greek word φαγόντες (phagontes) 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.15.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.23.W9.S1) and character.