Luke 16:24:7Luke.16.24.W7TAB
ἐλέησόν
elêēson
“have mercy”
- Transliteration
- e-LÊ-ē-son
- Extended
- eh-LEH-ay-sohn
- IPA
- /eˈlɛː.ɛː.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- have mercy
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LÊ-ē-son
- 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
The two aorist imperatives eleēson {ἐλέησόν | e-lé-ē-son} ‘have mercy’ and pempson {πέμψον | pémp-son} ‘send’, joined by kai, convey consecutive urgent commands.
Root and etymology
eleosepsilon–lambda–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“mercy, compassion”
In context — Luke 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 16:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 16:24, so the Greek word ἐλέησόν (elêēson) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.24.W7.S1) and character.