Luke 16:25:4Luke.16.25.W4TAB
Τέκνον
teknon
“child”
- Transliteration
- TEK-non
- Extended
- TEHK-nohn
- IPA
- /ˈtek.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- child
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
TEK-non
- sentence
EI-pen de a-bra-AM TEK-non MNÊS-thê-ti HO-ti a-PE-la-bes ta a-ga-THA sou en têi dzô-ÊI sou kai LA-dza-ros ho-MOI-ōs ta ka-KA nyyn de HÔ-de pa-ra-ka-LEI-tai sy de o-dy-NA-sai
Exegesis
The vocative teknon {Τέκνον | ték-non} ‘child’ indicates an affectionate yet solemn address.
Root and etymology
tiktotau–iota–kappa–tau–omega
“to bear, bring forth”
In context — Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, “Child, remember that you received your good things during your life, and likewise Lazarus received bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are tormented.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 16:25, so the Greek word Τέκνον (teknon) 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.16.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.25.W4.S1) and character.