Luke 15:8:9Luke.15.8.W9TAB
δραχμὴν
drakhmên
“a drachma”
- Transliteration
- dra-khMÊN
- Extended
- drah-khMÊN
- IPA
- /drakʰˈmɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a drachma
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
dra-khMÊN
- sentence
Ê TIS gy-NÊ dra-khMAS E-khou-sa DE-ka e-AN a-po-LE-sê dra-khMÊN MI-an ou-KHI HAP-tei LYKH-non KAI sa-RO I TÊN oi-KI-an KAI dzê-TEI e-pi-me-LÔS HE-ōs hou HEU-rê
Exegesis
The protasis ean apolese drachmen mian {ἐὰν ἀπολέσῃ δραχμὴν μίαν | ean apolésēi drakhmḕn mían} employs the aorist subjunctive after ean for a realistic condition.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–rho–alpha–chi
“coin, small unit”
In context — Luke 15:8
Or what woman, if she has ten drachmas and loses one, does she not light a lamp , sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
About this coordinate
Luke 15:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 15:8, so the Greek word δραχμὴν (drakhmên) 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.15.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.8.W9.S1) and character.