Luke 17:5:7Luke.17.5.W7TAB
Πρόσθες
prosthes
“Increase”
- Transliteration
- PROS-thes
- Extended
- PROHS-thehs
- IPA
- /ˈpros.tʰes/
Meaning by language
- English
- Increase
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PROS-thes
- sentence
KAI EI-pan HOI a-PO-sto-loi tôi KY-ree-ôi PROS-thes hê-MEEN PI-stin
Exegesis
The aorist imperative prosthes {Πρόσθες | prós-thes} is a second person singular command directed to the Lord, conveying an urgent, focused petition.
In context — Luke 17:5
And the apostles said to the Lord , “Add to us faith .”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 17:5, so the Greek word Πρόσθες (prosthes) 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.17.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.5.W7.S1) and character.