Luke 18:1:3Luke.18.1.W3TAB
παραβολὴν
parabolên
“a parable”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-bo-LÊN
- Extended
- pah-rah-boh-LÊHN
- IPA
- /pa.ra.boˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a parable
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pa-ra-bo-LÊN
- sentence
E-le-ghen de pa-ra-bo-LÊN au-TOIS pros to DEIN PAN-to-te pro-SEU-khes-thai au-TOUS kai mê en-ga-KEIN
Exegesis
The noun parabolēn {παραβολὴν | pa-ra-bo-lḕn} ‘parable’ functions as the direct object, with autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} marking the dative audience.
Root and etymology
paraballōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omicron
“to throw beside, compare”
In context — Luke 18:1
And He told them a parable, teaching that they should keep praying at all times and not lose heart .
About this coordinate
Luke 18:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 18:1, so the Greek word παραβολὴν (parabolên) 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.18.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.1.W3.S1) and character.