Luke 16:1:7Luke.16.1.W7TAB
Ἄνθρωπός
anthrôpos
“A man”
- Transliteration
- AN-thrô-POS
- Extended
- AHN-thrô-POHS
- IPA
- /an.tʰrɔːˈpos/
Meaning by language
- English
- A man
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AN-thrô-POS
- 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 introductory clause anthropos tis ēn plousios {Ἄνθρωπός τις ἦν πλούσιος | Án-thrō-pos tis ḗn ploú-si-os} introduces ‘a certain rich man,’ with the imperfect ēn implying continuous possession.
Root and etymology
anthroposalpha–nu–theta–rho–omega–pi–omicron–sigma
“man, human being”
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 16:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 16:1, so the Greek word Ἄνθρωπός (anthrôpos) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.1.W7.S1) and character.