Luke 15:24:16Luke.15.24.W16TAB
εὐφραίνεσθαι
euphraines thai
“to celebrate”
- Transliteration
- eu-phrai-NE-s thai
- Extended
- eh-oo-pʰrai-NEH-stʰai
- IPA
- /eu.pʰraiˈne.s tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to celebrate
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
eu-phrai-NE-s thai
- sentence
HO-ti HOU-tos ho hy-OS mou ne-KROS EEN KAI a-NE-dzê-sen EEN a-po-lô-LOS KAI heu-RE-thê KAI ÊR-ksan-to eu-phrai-NE-s thai
Exegesis
Finally, the aorist middle ērxanto {ἤρξαντο | ḗrx-an-to} with the infinitive euphrainesthai {εὐφραίνεσθαι | eu-phra-ín-es-thai} indicates the inception of communal rejoicing.
Root and etymology
euphrainōepsilon–upsilon–phi–rho–alpha–iota–nu–omega
“to gladden, make joyful”
In context — Luke 15:24
For this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found. And they began to celebrate .
About this coordinate
Luke 15:24:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 15:24, so the Greek word εὐφραίνεσθαι (euphraines thai) 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.15.24.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.24.W16.S1) and character.