Luke 18:14:10Luke.18.14.W10TAB
παρʼ
par
“rather than”
- Transliteration
- par
- Extended
- pahr
- IPA
- /par/
Meaning by language
- English
- rather than
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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Word in context
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par
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LE-gō hy-MEEN ka-TE-bê HOU-tos de-di-kai-ō-ME-nos eis ton OI-kon au-TOU par e-KEI-non HO-ti pas ho hy-PSŌN he-au-TON ta-pei-nō-THÊ-se-tai ho de ta-pei-NŌN he-au-TON hy-psō-THÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase parʼ ekeinon {παρʼ ἐκεῖνον | par e-keî-non} introduces a comparative contrast, implying that the other man does not share this justified status.
Root and etymology
paraballōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omicron
“to throw beside, compare”
In context — Luke 18:14
I tell you, this one went down to his house justified , rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:14:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 18:14, so the Greek word παρʼ (par) 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.18.14.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.14.W10.S1) and character.