Luke 19:12:9Luke.19.12.W9TAB
μακρὰν
makran
“far”
- Transliteration
- ma-KRAN
- Extended
- mah-KRAHN
- IPA
- /maˈkran/
Meaning by language
- English
- far
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ma-KRAN
- sentence
EI-pen OYN AN-thrô-POS tis eu-ge-NÊS e-po-REU-thê eis KHÔ-ran ma-KRAN la-BEIN he-au-TÔI ba-si-LEI-an kai hy-po-STRE-psai
Exegesis
The deponent aorist eporeuthe {ἐπορεύθη | e-po-reú-thē} signifies departure, succeeded by the prepositional phrase eis choran makran {εἰς χώραν μακρὰν | eis chṓ-ran ma-kràn}, where makran intensifies the remoteness of the setting.
In context — Luke 19:12
So He said, "A certain nobleman went into a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return."
About this coordinate
Luke 19:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 19:12, so the Greek word μακρὰν (makran) 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.19.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.12.W9.S1) and character.