Luke 16:29:8Luke.16.29.W8TAB
προφήτας
prophêtas
“prophets”
- Transliteration
- pro-PHÊ-tas
- Extended
- proh-PHÊ-tahs
- IPA
- /proˈpʰɛː.tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- prophets
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-PHÊ-tas
- sentence
LE-gei de a-bra-AM E-khou-si mô-yü-SE-a KAI tous pro-PHÊ-tas a-kou-SA-tô-san au-TÔN
Exegesis
The verb echousi {Ἔχουσι | é-khou-si} governs the coordinated accusative objects mousea kai tous prophētas {Μωϋσέα καὶ τοὺς προφήτας | mōu-sé-a kai tous prophḗ-tas}, compressing the Law and the Prophets into a single referent for existing revelation.
Root and etymology
prophētēspi–rho–omicron–phi–eta–tau–eta–sigma
“one who speaks forth, prophet”
In context — Luke 16:29
But Abraham says, “They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 16:29, so the Greek word προφήτας (prophêtas) 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.16.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.29.W8.S1) and character.