Luke 15:6:19Luke.15.6.W19TAB

πρόβατόν

probaton

sheep

Transliteration
PRO-ba-ton
Extended
PROH-bah-tohn
IPA
/ˈpro.ba.ton/

Meaning by language

English
sheep

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Result
πρό + βα + τόν
pro + ba + ton
probaton

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Betav — as in victory
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    PRO-ba-ton

  2. sentence

    KAI el-THÔN EIS ton OI-kon syn-ga-la-LEI tous PHI-lous KAI tous GEI-to-nas LE-gōn au-TOIS syn-KHA-rê-TE moi HO-ti HEU-ron to PRO-ba-ton mou to a-po-lō-LOS

Exegesis

The phrase to probaton mou to apōlōlos {τὸ πρόβατόν μου τὸ ἀπολωλός | tó pró-ba-ton mou tó a-pō-lō-lós} highlights ‘my sheep’ and ‘the one having been lost’, underscoring past vulnerability and present joy. Participial constructions become finite clauses to preserve clarity and urgency.

In contextLuke 15:6

And when he enters his house , he gathers his friends and neighbors and says to them, “Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.”

About this coordinate

Luke 15:6:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Luke 15:6, so the Greek word πρόβατόν (probaton) 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.15.6.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.6.W19.S1) and character.