Luke 18:27:9Luke.18.27.W9TAB
παρὰ
para
“with”
- Transliteration
- pa-RA
- Extended
- pah-RAH
- IPA
- /paˈra/
Meaning by language
- English
- with
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
pa-RA
- sentence
ho de EI-pen TA a-DY-na-ta pa-RA an-THRÔ-pois dy-na-TA pa-RA tôi the-Ô es-TIN
Exegesis
The neuter plural article and adjective in tá adynata {τὰ ἀδύνατα | tá a-dý-na-ta} form a substantival phrase, “the impossible things,” which is further qualified by the prepositional phrase para anthropois {παρὰ ἀνθρώποις | pa-rá anth-rō-pois}, where pará with the dative indicates standpoint or sphere, “from the perspective of human beings.”
The contrasting clause dynata para to theo {δυνατὰ παρὰ τῷ θεῷ | dy-na-tá pa-rá tôi the-ō} mirrors the structure, now with “possible things” located “with God,” creating a sharp antithesis between human inability and divine capability.
Root and etymology
paraballōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omicron
“to throw beside, compare”
In context — Luke 18:27
But He said, “The things that are impossible with men are possible with God .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 18:27, so the Greek word παρὰ (para) 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.18.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.27.W9.S1) and character.