Luke 15:30:14Luke.15.30.W14TAB
ἦλθεν
êlthen
“came”
- Transliteration
- ÊL-then
- Extended
- ÊÊL-thehn
- IPA
- /ˈɛːl.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊL-then
- 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 context — Luke 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.