Luke 15:7:13Luke.15.7.W13TAB
μετανοοῦντι
metanoounti
“repenting”
- Transliteration
- me-ta-no-OUN-ti
- Extended
- meh-tah-noh-OON-tih
- IPA
- /me.ta.noˈuːn.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- repenting
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
me-ta-no-OUN-ti
- sentence
LE-go hy-MEEN HO-ti HOU-tōs kha-RA en tō ou-ra-NŌ ES-tai e-PI he-NI ha-mar-tō-LŌ me-ta-no-OUN-ti Ê e-PI e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta en-NÊ-a di-KAI-ois HOI-ti-nes ou khrEI-an E-khou-sin me-ta-NOI-as
Exegesis
The preposition epi governs heni hamartōlō metanooúnti {ἐπὶ ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ μετανοοῦντι | epí hení hamartōlō metanooúnti} ‘over one sinner repenting,’ with the participle metanooúnti characterizing ongoing repentance.
In context — Luke 15:7
I say to you that in the same way there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who is repenting, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons who have no need of repentance.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:7:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 15:7, so the Greek word μετανοοῦντι (metanoounti) 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.15.7.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.7.W13.S1) and character.