Luke 18:15:1Luke.18.15.W1TAB

Προσέφερον

prosepheron

They were bringing

Transliteration
pro-SE-phe-ron
Extended
proh-SEH-pheh-rohn
IPA
/proˈse.pʰe.ron/

Meaning by language

English
They were bringing

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Result
Προ + σέ + φε + ρον
pro + se + phe + ron
prosepheron

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigmas — as in sit
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Phiph — as in phone (f)
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    pro-SE-phe-ron

  2. sentence

    pro-SE-phe-ron de au-TOI KAI ta BRE-phê HI-na au-TÔN HAP-tē-tai i-DON-tes de hoi ma-thê-TAI e-pe-TI-mon au-TOIS

Exegesis

The verse opens with the imperfect prosepheron {Προσέφερον | pro-sé-phe-ron} ‘they were bringing’, portraying ongoing, repeated activity rather than a single event.

In contextLuke 18:15

But they were also bringing the infants to Him so that He might touch them. When the disciples saw this, they were rebuking them.

About this coordinate

Luke 18:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 18:15, so the Greek word Προσέφερον (prosepheron) 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.18.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.15.W1.S1) and character.