Luke 18:20:18Luke.18.20.W18TAB
μητέρα
mêtera
“mother”
- Transliteration
- mê-TE-ra
- Extended
- mêh-TEH-rah
- IPA
- /mɛːˈte.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- mother
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
mê-TE-ra
- sentence
tas en-to-LAS OI-das MÊ moi-kheu-SĒIS MÊ pho-neu-SĒIS MÊ KLEP-SĒIS MÊ pseu-do-mar-ty-RÊ-SĒIS TI-ma ton pa-TE-ra sou kai tên mê-TE-ra
Exegesis
The final injunction shifts to a present active imperative, tima {Τίμα | tí-ma} ‘honor’, which governs the two coordinated direct objects ton patera sou {τὸν πατέρα σου | tòn pa-té-ra soû} and ten metera {τὴν μητέρα | tḕn mḗ-te-ra}, joined by kai {καὶ | kaí}. This switch from aorist subjunctive to present imperative marks a movement from prohibiting discrete actions (do not do these things even once) to commanding an ongoing disposition and pattern of behavior toward parents. In translation, “do not” plus the verb conveys the force of the prohibitions, while “honor” and “respect” are used to express the continuous obligation inherent in the imperative.
In context — Luke 18:20
You know the commandments : “Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness; honor your father and your mother.”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:20:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Luke 18:20, so the Greek word μητέρα (mêtera) 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.18.20.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.20.W18.S1) and character.