Luke 19:27:18Luke.19.27.W18TAB
ἔμπροσθέν
emprosthen
“before”
- Transliteration
- EM-pros-THEN
- Extended
- EHM-prohs-THEHN
- IPA
- /ˈem.pros.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EM-pros-THEN
- sentence
plên tous ekh-THROUS mou TOU-tous tous mê the-LÊ-san-TAS me ba-si-LEU-sai ep au-TOUS a-GA-ge-te HÔ-de kai ka-ta-SPHA-kha-te au-TOUS EM-pros-THEN mou
Exegesis
The coordinated aorist imperatives agagete {ἀγάγετε | agá-ge-te} and katasphaxate {κατασφάξατε | katas-phá-xa-te} convey urgent commands, with hōde {ὧδε | hō-de} and emprosthen mou {ἔμπροσθέν μου | ém-pros-then mou} delineating the spatial setting for execution before the speaker. The English translation retains the participial and imperative structures to preserve the narrative’s forceful judicial tone.
In context — Luke 19:27
But as for these enemies of mine, those who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:27:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Luke 19:27, so the Greek word ἔμπροσθέν (emprosthen) 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.19.27.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.27.W18.S1) and character.