Luke 15:6:2Luke.15.6.W2TAB
ἐλθὼν
elthôn
“having come”
- Transliteration
- el-THÔN
- Extended
- ehl-THÔHN
- IPA
- /elˈtʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having come
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
el-THÔN
- 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 circumstantial participle elthōn {ἐλθὼν | el-thōn} ‘having come’ establishes a temporal frame.
In context — Luke 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 15:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 15:6, so the Greek word ἐλθὼν (elthôn) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.6.W2.S1) and character.