Luke 19:2:3Luke.19.2.W3TAB
ἀνὴρ
anêr
“a man”
- Transliteration
- a-NÊR
- Extended
- ah-NÊR
- IPA
- /aˈnɛːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-NÊR
- sentence
KAI i-DOU a-NÊR o-NO-ma-ti ka-LOU-me-nos dzak-KHAI-os KAI au-TOS ÊN ar-khi-te-LÔ-nês KAI au-TOS PLOU-si-os
Exegesis
A nominative construction consisting of anēr {ἀνὴρ | anḗr} ‘man’, onomati {ὀνόματι | onómati} ‘by name’, and the participle kaloumenos {καλούμενος | kalóumenos} ‘being called’ introduces Zacchaeus as the focal character.
Root and etymology
ēralpha–nu–eta–rho
“man, male”
In context — Luke 19:2
And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus , and he himself was a chief tax collector , and he himself was rich.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 19:2, so the Greek word ἀνὴρ (anêr) 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.19.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.2.W3.S1) and character.