Luke 16:24:6Luke.16.24.W6TAB

Ἀβραάμ

abraam

Abraham

Transliteration
a-bra-AM
Extended
ah-brah-AHM
IPA
/a.braˈam/

Meaning by language

English
Abraham

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Result
Ἀ + βρα + άμ
a + bra + am
abraam

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Betav — as in victory
Rhor — rolled r
Alphaah — as in father
Alphaah — as in father
Mum — as in mother

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-bra-AM

  2. sentence

    KAI au-TOS phō-NÊ-sas EI-pen PA-ter a-bra-AM e-LÊ-ē-son me KAI PEMP-son LA-dza-ron HI-na BAP-sē to A-kron tou dak-TY-lou au-TOU HY-da-tos KAI ka-ta-PSY-ksē tēn GLÔS-san mou HO-ti o-dy-NÔ-mai en têi phlo-GI TAU-têi

Exegesis

In the vocative pater Abraam {Πάτερ Ἀβραάμ | Pá-ter A-bra-ám} the direct address to Abraham underscores the respectful yet desperate tone.

In contextLuke 16:24

And he cried out, “Father Abraham , have mercy on me and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.”

About this coordinate

Luke 16:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 16:24, so the Greek word Ἀβραάμ (abraam) 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.16.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.24.W6.S1) and character.