Luke 15:28:5Luke.15.28.W5TAB
ἤθελεν
êthelen
“was willing”
- Transliteration
- Ê-the-len
- Extended
- êh-THEH-lehn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.tʰe.len/
Meaning by language
- English
- was willing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-the-len
- 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 conjunction de {δὲ | dè} marks contrast with the preceding celebration, and kai ouk ethelen eiselthein {καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν εἰσελθεῖν | kaí ouk ē-the-len ei-sel-theîn} conveys continued unwillingness via the imperfect with infinitive.
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 15:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 15:28, so the Greek word ἤθελεν (êthelen) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.28.W5.S1) and character.