Luke 19:16:8Luke.19.16.W8TAB
μνᾶ
mna
“mina”
- Transliteration
- MNA
- Extended
- MNAH
- IPA
- /mnɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- mina
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
MNA
- 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
Inside the speech, the vocative kyrie {Κύριε | kú-ri-e} ‘Lord’ addresses the master directly, followed by the articular noun phrase he mna sou {ἡ μνᾶ σου | hē mnâ sou} ‘Your mina’, where the genitive pronoun sou specifies possession.
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 19:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 19:16, so the Greek word μνᾶ (mna) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.16.W8.S1) and character.