Luke 19:8:14Luke.19.8.W14TAB
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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Word in context
- word
KY-ree-e
- sentence
sta-THEIS de zak-KHAI-os EI-pen pros ton KY-ree-on i-doo ta hê-mi-SI-a mou tôn hy-par-KHON-tôn KY-ree-e tois ptô-KHOIS DI-dō-mi KAI EI ti-NOS ti e-sy-ko-PHAN-tê-sa a-po-DI-dō-mi te-tra-PLOUN
Exegesis
The vocative kyrie {κύριε | kú-ri-e} signals respectful personal address.
Root and etymology
kyrioskýrios
“lord, master”
In context — Luke 19:8
And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord , “Behold, Lord, the half of my possessions I give to the poor , and if I have defrauded anyone by false accusation, I restore it fourfold.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 19:8, 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.19.8.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.8.W14.S1) and character.