Luke 15:7:5Luke.15.7.W5TAB
χαρὰ
khara
“joy”
- Transliteration
- kha-RA
- Extended
- khah-RAH
- IPA
- /kʰaˈra/
Meaning by language
- English
- joy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
kha-RA
- 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 subject chara {χαρά | chará} ‘joy’ is located by the prepositional phrase en tō ouranō {ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ | en tō ouranō} ‘in heaven,’ and the future middle estai {ἔσται | éstai} ‘will be’ asserts the certainty of divine rejoicing.
Root and etymology
charchi–alpha–rho
“joy, gladness”
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 15:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 15:7, so the Greek word χαρὰ (khara) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.7.W5.S1) and character.