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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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) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-SE-phe-ron
- 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 context — Luke 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.