Luke 19:23:10Luke.19.23.W10TAB
τράπεζαν
trapezan
“a bank”
- Transliteration
- TRA-pe-zan
- Extended
- TRAH-peh-zahn
- IPA
- /ˈtra.pe.zan/
Meaning by language
- English
- a bank
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TRA-pe-zan
- sentence
KAI di-A TI ouk e-dô-KAS mou to ar-GY-ri-on e-PI TRA-pe-zan ka-GÔ el-THÔN syn TO-kō an au-TO E-pra-ksa
Exegesis
The prepositional epi trapezan {ἐπὶ τράπεζαν | epì trá-pe-zan} with the accusative indicates placement upon the banker’s table as a metonym for financial stewardship.
Root and etymology
trapezatau–rho–alpha–pi–epsilon–zeta–alpha
“table, banker’s table”
In context — Luke 19:23
And why did you not put my silver in the bank, so that when I came, I might have collected it with interest ?
About this coordinate
Luke 19:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 19:23, so the Greek word τράπεζαν (trapezan) 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.19.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.23.W10.S1) and character.