Luke 18:5:8Luke.18.5.W8TAB
χήραν
khêran
“widow”
- Transliteration
- KHÊ-ran
- Extended
- KHAY-rahn
- IPA
- /ˈkʰɛː.ran/
Meaning by language
- English
- widow
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
KHÊ-ran
- sentence
di-A ge to pa-RE-khein moi KO-pon tên KHÊ-ran TAU-tên ek-di-KÊ-sô au-TÊN HI-na mê eis TE-los er-kho-ME-nê hy-pô-pi-A-zêi me
Exegesis
The object phrase ten kheran tauten {τὴν χήραν ταύτην | tḕn khḗ-ran taút-tēn} ‘this widow’ precedes the main verb ekdikeso {ἐκδικήσω | ek-dikḗ-sō} to foreground her as the cause of his decision.
Root and etymology
cherachi–eta–rho–alpha
“bereaved woman”
In context — Luke 18:5
Because indeed this widow troubles me, I will grant her justice, so that her constant coming will not wear me out .
About this coordinate
Luke 18:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 18:5, so the Greek word χήραν (khêran) 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.18.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.5.W8.S1) and character.