Luke 18:11:7Luke.18.11.W7TAB
προσηύχετο
prosêeukheto
“was praying”
- Transliteration
- pro-sê-EU-khe-to
- Extended
- proh-sê-EU-kheh-toh
- IPA
- /pro.sɛːˈeu.kʰe.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was praying
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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
pro-sê-EU-khe-to
- sentence
ho pha-ri-SAI-os sta-THEIS pros he-au-TON TAU-ta pro-sê-EU-khe-to ho the-OS eu-kha-ri-STÔ soi HO-ti ouk ei-MI HÔS-per hoi loi-POI tôn an-THRÔ-pôn HAR-pa-ges A-di-koi moi-KHOI ê kai hôs HOU-tos ho te-LÔ-nês
Exegesis
The imperfect middle proseucheto {προσηύχετο | prò-sēú-khe-to} ‘was praying’ introduces ongoing speech, immediately yielding direct discourse.
Root and etymology
Rootpro-seú-khó-mai
“to pray, make petition”
In context — Luke 18:11
The Pharisee, having stood by himself, was praying these things: “O God , I give thanks to You that I am not like the rest of men—extortioners, unjust , adulterers—or even like this tax collector.”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 18:11, so the Greek word προσηύχετο (prosêeukheto) 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.18.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.11.W7.S1) and character.