Luke 18:38:7Luke.18.38.W7TAB
ἐλέησόν
eleêson
“have mercy”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-ê-son
- Extended
- eh-LEH-êê-sohn
- IPA
- /eˈle.ɛː.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- have mercy
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LE-ê-son
- sentence
KAI e-BO-ê-sen LE-gōn ee-AY-SOO hy-E da-UEID e-LE-ê-son me
Exegesis
The aorist imperative eleeson {ἐλέησόν | e-lé-ē-son} expresses urgent entreaty, with me {με | me} as its object. Placing the invocation before the plea heightens the immediacy and faith of the request.
Root and etymology
eleeoepsilon–lambda–epsilon–epsilon–omega
“to have mercy, show compassion”
In context — Luke 18:38
And he cried out, saying, “Jesus , Son of David, have mercy on me.”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:38:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 18:38, so the Greek word ἐλέησόν (eleêson) 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.18.38.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.38.W7.S1) and character.