Luke 15:9:14Luke.15.9.W14TAB
δραχμὴν
drakhmên
“coin”
- Transliteration
- dra-khmÊN
- Extended
- drah-khah-MAYN
- IPA
- /dra.kʰmɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- coin
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
KAI heu-ROU-sa syn-ga-le-EI tas PHI-las KAI GEI-to-nas LE-gou-sa syn-KHA-rê-TE moi HO-ti HEU-ron tên dra-khmÊN hên a-PÔ-le-sa
Exegesis
The causal conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the reason clause heuron ten drachmen hen apolesa {εὗρον τὴν δραχμὴν ἣν ἀπώλεσα | heû-ron tḕn dra-khmḕn hḕn apṓ-le-sa}, where both verbs are aorist to indicate completed actions of finding and previously losing. This progression from participle to present main verb to aorist commands and statements underscores the narrative emphasis on sudden discovery followed by communal celebration.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–rho–alpha–chi–mu–eta
“drachma, a handful or coin”
In context — Luke 15:9
And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, “Rejoice with me, because I have found the coin that I lost .”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:9:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 15:9, 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.15.9.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.9.W14.S1) and character.