Luke 19:16:12Luke.19.16.W12TAB
μνᾶς
mnas
“minas”
- Transliteration
- MNAS
- Extended
- MNAHS
- IPA
- /mnɑːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- minas
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
MNAS
- sentence
pa-re-GHE-ne-to de ho PRO-tos LE-gōn KY-ree-e hê MNA sou DE-ka pro-sêr-GA-sa-to MNAS
Exegesis
The object mnas {μνᾶς | mnâs} ‘minas’ specifies the amount gained, forming a clear quantitative result clause. In the formal reconstruction, the participle is rendered “saying” to echo the Greek structure, while the dynamic version uses “and said” to convey fluent narrative English, both preserving the same underlying clause relationships and the report of profitable stewardship.
Root and etymology
mnamu–nu–alpha
“mina, unit of weight or currency”
In context — Luke 19:16
Then the first one came, saying, “Lord , Your mina has gained ten minas.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 19:16, so the Greek word μνᾶς (mnas) 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.19.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.16.W12.S1) and character.