Luke 15:30:14Luke.15.30.W14TAB

ἦλθεν

êlthen

came

Transliteration
ÊL-then
Extended
ÊÊL-thehn
IPA
/ˈɛːl.tʰen/

Meaning by language

English
came

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Result
ἦλ + θεν
êl + then
êlthen

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Thetath — as in thin
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊL-then

  2. sentence

    HO-te DE ho hy-OS sou HOU-tos ho ka-ta-pha-GON sou ton BI-on me-TA por-NON ÊL-then E-thy-sas au-TÔ ton si-teu-TON MOS-khon

Exegesis

ethysas {ἦλθεν … ἔθυσας | ēl-then … é-thy-sas} link arrival and response, where ethysas denotes a ritual sacrifice.

In contextLuke 15:30

But when this son of yours—who had consumed your means of living with prostitutes—returned, you sacrificed the fattened calf for him.

About this coordinate

Luke 15:30:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 15:30, so the Greek word ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.15.30.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.30.W14.S1) and character.