Luke 19:8:5Luke.19.8.W5TAB
πρὸς
pros
“to”
- Transliteration
- pros
- Extended
- prohs
- IPA
- /pros/
Meaning by language
- English
- to
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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pros
- 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 main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} introduces his direct speech, with the prepositional phrase pros ton kyrion {πρὸς τὸν κύριον | pròs tòn kú-ri-on} specifying that his address is directed to the Lord.
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 19:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 19:8, so the Greek word πρὸς (pros) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.8.W5.S1) and character.