Luke 16:1:16Luke.16.1.W16TAB
διεβλήθη
dieblêthê
“was accused”
- Transliteration
- di-e-BLÊ-thê
- Extended
- dih-eh-BLÊÊ-thê
- IPA
- /di.eˈblɛː.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was accused
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
di-e-BLÊ-thê
- sentence
E-le-gen de KAI pros tous ma-thê-TAS AN-thrô-POS tis ÊN PLOU-si-os hos EI-khen oi-ko-NO-mon KAI HOU-tos di-e-BLÊ-thê au-TÔ hôs di-a-skor-PI-dzōn ta hy-PAR-khon-ta au-TOU
Exegesis
The clause kai houtos dieblḗ-thē autōi {καὶ οὗτος διεβλήθη αὐτῷ | kaì hoû-tos di-eb-lḗ-thē au-tôi} shifts focus to the steward, with the aorist passive marking the completed act of accusation.
In context — Luke 16:1
And He addressed the disciples: “A certain rich man had a steward, and this steward was reported to him as wasting his possessions .”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 16:1, so the Greek word διεβλήθη (dieblêthê) 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.16.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.1.W16.S1) and character.