Luke 15:29:11Luke.15.29.W11TAB
δουλεύω
douleuô
“I serve”
- Transliteration
- dou-LEU-ô
- Extended
- doh-LEH-oo-oh
- IPA
- /duːˈleu.ɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I serve
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
dou-LEU-ô
- 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.
Root and etymology
doul-delta–omicron–upsilon–lambda
“to serve as a slave or attendant”
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 15:29:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 15:29, so the Greek word δουλεύω (douleuô) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.29.W11.S1) and character.