Luke 15:4:2Luke.15.4.W2TAB
ἄνθρωπος
anthrōpos
“man”
- Transliteration
- AN-thrō-pos
- Extended
- AN-throh-pohs
- IPA
- /ˈan.tʰrɔː.pos/
Meaning by language
- English
- man
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AN-thrō-pos
- sentence
TIS AN-thrō-pos eks hy-MON E-khōn he-ka-TON PRO-ba-ta kai a-po-LE-sas eks au-TŌN hen ou ka-ta-LEI-pei ta e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta en-NE-a en têi e-RÊ-mōi kai po-REU-e-tai e-PI to a-po-lō-LOS HE-ōs HEU-rêi au-TO
Exegesis
tis anthropos {Τίς ἄνθρωπος | Tís án-thro-pos} ‘which man’ introduces a direct rhetorical question.
Root and etymology
anthrōp-alpha–nu–theta–rho–omega–pi
“person, human being”
In context — Luke 15:4
What person among you who owns a hundred sheep and loses one would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?
About this coordinate
Luke 15:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 15:4, so the Greek word ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) 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.15.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.4.W2.S1) and character.