Luke 15:28:1Luke.15.28.W1TAB
ὠργίσθη
ôrgisthê
“was angered”
- Transliteration
- ôr-GI-sthê
- Extended
- ôhr-GIH-sthêh
- IPA
- /ɔːrˈgis.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was angered
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ôr-GI-sthê
- sentence
ôr-GI-sthê de KAI ouk Ê-the-len ei-sel-THEIN ho de pa-TÊR au-TOU ek-sel-THÔN pa-re-KA-lei au-TON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist passive verb orgisthe {ὠργίσθη | ōr-gís-thē} ‘he became angry,’ indicating a decisive emotional onset.
In context — Luke 15:28
But he became angry and was unwilling to enter; yet his father went out and was pleading with him.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 15:28, so the Greek word ὠργίσθη (ôrgisthê) 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.15.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.28.W1.S1) and character.