Luke 16:21:3Luke.16.21.W3TAB
χορτασθῆναι
khortasthênai
“to be satisfied”
- Transliteration
- khor-tas-THÊ-nai
- Extended
- khohr-tahs-THÊE-nai
- IPA
- /kʰor.tasˈtʰɛː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be satisfied
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
khor-tas-THÊ-nai
- sentence
KAI e-pi-thy-MÔN khor-tas-THÊ-nai a-PO tÔN pip-TON-tōn a-PO tÊS tra-PE-zês TOU plou-SI-ou al-LA KAI hoi KY-nes er-KHO-me-noi e-PE-lei-khon TA HEL-kê au-TOU
Exegesis
This is complemented by the aorist passive infinitive chortasthēnai {χορτασθῆναι | khor-ta-sthê-nai} “to be fed,” highlighting passive reception of sustenance.
Root and etymology
chortazōchi–omicron–rho–tau–alpha–zeta–omega
“to feed, satisfy”
In context — Luke 16:21
And he was longing to be fed from the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table; but even the dogs came and were licking his sores .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 16:21, so the Greek word χορτασθῆναι (khortasthênai) 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.16.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.21.W3.S1) and character.