Luke 17:16:4Luke.17.16.W4TAB

πρόσωπον

prosopon

face

Transliteration
PRO-so-pon
Extended
PROH-soh-pohn
IPA
/ˈpro.so.pon/

Meaning by language

English
face

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Result
πρό + σω + πον
pro + so + pon
prosopon

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigmas — as in sit
Omegao — same as omicron
Pip — as in pet
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    PRO-so-pon

  2. sentence

    KAI E-pe-sen e-PI PRO-so-pon pa-RA tous PO-das au-TOU eu-kha-ris-TON au-TOI KAI au-TOS ÊN sa-ma-RI-tês

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase epi prosopon {ἐπὶ πρόσωπον | epí pró-sō-pon} specifies manner and posture, indicating that the man falls down upon his face.

In contextLuke 17:16

And he fell upon his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him; and he was a Samaritan .

About this coordinate

Luke 17:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 17:16, so the Greek word πρόσωπον (prosopon) 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.17.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.16.W4.S1) and character.