Luke 16:20:6Luke.16.20.W6TAB
ἐβέβλητο
ebeblēto
“had been laid”
- Transliteration
- e-BE-blē-to
- Extended
- eh-BEH-blee-toh
- IPA
- /eˈbe.blɛː.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- had been laid
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-BE-blē-to
- sentence
ptō-KHOS DE tis o-NO-ma-ti LA-dza-ros e-BE-blē-to pros ton py-LÔ-na au-TOU heil-kō-ME-nos
Exegesis
The imperfect passive ebeblēto {ἐβέβλητο | e-béb-lē-to} portrays an ongoing state resulting from an earlier act of placement.
In context — Luke 16:20
And a certain poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 16:20, so the Greek word ἐβέβλητο (ebeblēto) 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.16.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.20.W6.S1) and character.