Luke 16:27:3Luke.16.27.W3TAB
Ἐρωτῶ
erōto
“I ask”
- Transliteration
- e-rō-TO
- Extended
- eh-roh-TOH
- IPA
- /e.rɔːˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I ask
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-rō-TO
- sentence
EI-pen DE e-rō-TO se OUN PA-ter HI-na PEMP-sēs au-TON eis ton OI-kon tou pa-TROS mou
Exegesis
The present Ἐρωτῶ {Ἐρωτῶ | erō-tō} ‘I beg’ conveys an ongoing, earnest appeal, while the particle οὖν {οὖν | oûn} ‘therefore’ frames the plea as a logical outcome of prior discussion.
Root and etymology
erōtaōepsilon–rho–omega–tau–alpha–omega
“to ask earnestly, request”
In context — Luke 16:27
And he said, “I beg you, therefore, Father , that you would send him to my father’s house.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 16:27, so the Greek word Ἐρωτῶ (erōto) 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.16.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.27.W3.S1) and character.