Luke 15:29:10Luke.15.29.W10TAB
ἔτη
etê
“years”
- Transliteration
- E-tê
- Extended
- EH-tê
- IPA
- /ˈe.tɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- years
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
E-tê
- sentence
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen tôi pa-TRI au-TOU i-do-OU to-SA-U-ta E-tê dou-LEU-ô soi kai ou-DE-po-te en-to-LÊN sou pa-RÊL-thon kai e-MOI ou-DE-po-te E-dô-kas E-ri-phon HI-na me-TA tôn PHI-lôn mou eu-phran-THÔ
Exegesis
The accusative duration phrase tosaūta etē {τοσαῦτα ἔτη | tosaûta étē} modifies the present indicative douleuō {δουλεύω | douleúō} “I serve,” conveying ongoing service over a prolonged period.
In context — Luke 15:29
But he answered and said to his father , “Behold, for so many years I have served you, and I never transgressed your command ; yet you never gave me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:29:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 15:29, so the Greek word ἔτη (etê) 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.15.29.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.29.W10.S1) and character.