Luke 15:3:6Luke.15.3.W6TAB
παραβολὴν
parabolên
“parable”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-bo-LÊN
- Extended
- pah-rah-boh-LÊHN
- IPA
- /pa.ra.boˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- parable
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pa-ra-bo-LÊN
- sentence
EI-pen de pros au-TOUS tên pa-ra-bo-LÊN TAU-tên LE-gōn
Exegesis
The accusative noun phrase ten parabolen tauten {τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην | tḕn parabolḕn taútēn} 'this parable' specifies the illustrative teaching with deictic force.
Root and etymology
paraballopi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omicron
“to place beside, compare”
In context — Luke 15:3
So He spoke to them by means of this parable , saying,
About this coordinate
Luke 15:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 15:3, so the Greek word παραβολὴν (parabolên) 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.15.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.3.W6.S1) and character.