Luke 18:37:7Luke.18.37.W7TAB
Ναζωραῖος
nazôraios
“Nazarene”
- Transliteration
- na-zô-raI-os
- Extended
- nah-ZOH-rahI-ohs
- IPA
- /na.dzɔːˈra.i.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- Nazarene
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-zô-raI-os
- sentence
a-PEE-ngei-lan de au-TOI HO-ti ee-ay-SOOS ho na-zô-raI-os pa-RER-khe-tai
Exegesis
Within that clause, the noun phrase Iesous ho Nazoraios {Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος | Iē-SOÛS ho Na-zō-RAI-os} serves as the subject, with the article ho binding the title Nazoraios closely to the proper name, forming a single identifying designation “Jesus the Nazarene.”
Root and etymology
Rootnu–alpha–zeta–alpha–rho–eta–tau
“inhabitant of Nazareth”
In context — Luke 18:37
But they reported to him that Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:37:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 18:37, so the Greek word Ναζωραῖος (nazôraios) 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.18.37.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.37.W7.S1) and character.