Luke 19:20:6Luke.19.20.W6TAB
Κύριε
kyreee
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ree-e
- Extended
- KYOO-ree-eh
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.e/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KY-ree-e
- sentence
KAI ho HE-te-ros ÊL-then LE-gōn KY-ree-e i-DOU hê mnA sou hēn EI-khon a-po-kei-ME-nēn en sou-da-RI-ō
Exegesis
The vocative Kyrie {Κύριε | Kúrie} “Lord” expresses respectful address to the master of the parable, followed immediately by the interjection idou {ἰδοὺ | idoù} “behold” that draws attention to what is being presented.
Root and etymology
kyrioskýrios
“lord, master”
In context — Luke 19:20
And the other came, saying, “Lord , behold, your mina, which I had kept laid away in a napkin .”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 19:20, so the Greek word Κύριε (kyreee) 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.19.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.20.W6.S1) and character.