Luke 17:3:1Luke.17.3.W1TAB
προσέχετε
prosekhete
“Pay attention”
- Transliteration
- pro-SE-khe-te
- Extended
- proh-SEH-kheh-teh
- IPA
- /proˈse.kʰe.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pay attention
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-SE-khe-te
- sentence
pro-SE-khe-te he-au-TOIS e-AN ha-MAR-tê ho a-del-PHOS sou e-pi-TEE-mê-son au-TO kai e-AN me-ta-no-Ê-sê A-phes au-TO
Exegesis
The initial warning clause uses the present imperative prosechete {προσέχετε | prosékhete} ‘pay attention’ together with the reflexive pronoun heautois {ἑαυτοῖς | hēautoîs} ‘to yourselves,’ creating an opening admonition that places responsibility on the community to be watchful.
Root and etymology
prosechopi–rho–omicron–sigma–epsilon–chi–omega
“to hold toward, pay attention”
In context — Luke 17:3
Pay attention to yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 17:3, so the Greek word προσέχετε (prosekhete) 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.17.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.3.W1.S1) and character.