Luke 18:39:15Luke.18.39.W15TAB
ἐλέησόν
eleêsoν
“have mercy”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-ê-SOΝ
- Extended
- eh-LEH-ay-SOHN
- IPA
- /eˈle.ɛːˈson/
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-SOΝ
- sentence
KAI hoi pro-A-gon-tes e-pe-TI-mon au-TOI HI-na si-GÊ-sêi au-TOS de pol-LOI MAL-lon E-kra-dzen hy-E dau-ID e-LE-ê-SOΝ me
Exegesis
The vocative huios Dauid {Υἱὲ Δαυίδ | hu-IÉ Da-uÍd} “Son of David” serves as a messianic address, and the aorist imperative eleēson me {ἐλέησόν με | e-LÉ-e-son me} “have mercy on me” conveys an urgent plea for compassionate intervention.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–lambda–epsilon–epsilon–omega
“to have pity, show mercy”
In context — Luke 18:39
And those going ahead rebuked him so that he might be silent, but he cried out much more, “Son of David , have mercy on me!”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:39:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 18:39, so the Greek word ἐλέησόν (eleêsoν) 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.18.39.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.39.W15.S1) and character.