Luke 15:28:12Luke.15.28.W12TAB
παρεκάλει
parekalei
“was urging”
- Transliteration
- pa-re-KA-lei
- Extended
- pah-reh-KAH-lei
- IPA
- /pa.reˈka.lei/
Meaning by language
- English
- was urging
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pa-re-KA-lei
- 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 participle exelthon {ἐξελθὼν | ek-sel-thōn} ‘having gone out’ sets the scene for the iterative imperfect parekalei {παρεκάλει | pa-re-ká-lei} ‘was entreating,’ expressing sustained appeal. English employs finite verbs (‘went out’/‘came out’) coupled with progressive forms (‘was pleading’/‘kept urging’) to preserve the Greek aspectual distinctions.
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 15:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 15:28, so the Greek word παρεκάλει (parekalei) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.28.W12.S1) and character.