Luke 18:10:7Luke.18.10.W7TAB
προσεύξασθαι
proseuksasthai
“to pray”
- Transliteration
- pro-SEU-ksas-thai
- Extended
- proh-SEU-ksahs-thai
- IPA
- /proˈseu.ksas.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to pray
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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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pro-SEU-ksas-thai
- sentence
AN-thrô-poi DY-o a-NE-bê-san eis to hi-e-RON pro-SEU-ksas-thai ho heis pha-ri-SA-i-os kai ho HE-te-ros te-LO-nês
Exegesis
The aorist middle infinitive proseuxasthai {προσεύξασθαι | pros-eúx-as-thai} functions as a purpose infinitive, indicating the intended action for which they went up, so it is rendered with an English infinitive of purpose, “to pray.”
In context — Luke 18:10
Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee , and the other was a tax collector.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 18:10, so the Greek word προσεύξασθαι (proseuksasthai) 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.18.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.10.W7.S1) and character.