Luke 16:20:9Luke.16.20.W9TAB
πυλῶνα
pylôna
“gate”
- Transliteration
- py-LÔ-na
- Extended
- pyoo-LÔH-nah
- IPA
- /pyˈlɔː.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- gate
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
py-LÔ-na
- 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 prepositional phrase pros ton pylōna autou {πρὸς τὸν πυλῶνα αὐτοῦ | prós tón py-lô-na au-toû} marks location “at his gate,” with the accusative after pros indicating proximity.
In context — Luke 16:20
And a certain poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 16:20, so the Greek word πυλῶνα (pylôna) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.20.W9.S1) and character.