Luke 19:4:5Luke.19.4.W5TAB
ἔμπροσθεν
emprosthen
“ahead”
- Transliteration
- EM-pros-then
- Extended
- EHM-prohs-thehn
- IPA
- /ˈem.pros.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- ahead
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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
KAI pro-dra-MON eis to EM-pros-then a-NE-bê e-PI sy-ko-mo-RE-an HI-na EE-dêi au-TON HO-ti e-KEI-nês Ê-mel-len di-ER-khes-thai
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis to emprosthen {εἰς τὸ ἔμπροσθεν | eis tò ém-pros-then} literally ‘into the front’ uses the neuter article with an adverb, turning it into a substantive that denotes the area ahead of the crowd, explaining the spatial strategy.
In context — Luke 19:4
And having run ahead, he climbed up into a sycomore tree in order to see Him , because He was about to pass through that way .
About this coordinate
Luke 19:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 19:4, so the Greek word ἔμπροσθεν (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.19.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.4.W5.S1) and character.