Luke 19:9:8Luke.19.9.W8TAB
Σήμερον
sêmeron
“today”
- Transliteration
- SÊ-me-ron
- Extended
- SÊH-meh-rohn
- IPA
- /ˈsɛː.me.ron/
Meaning by language
- English
- today
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
SÊ-me-ron
- sentence
EI-pen de pros au-TON ho ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti SÊ-me-ron sô-tê-REE-a tôi OI-kôi TOU-tôi e-GE-ne-to ka-THO-ti kai au-TOS hy-OS a-bra-AM es-TIN
Exegesis
Within that clause, the temporal adverb Sēmeron {Σήμερον | Sḗ-me-ron} is fronted, placing rhetorical emphasis on the immediacy of the event (“today”).
In context — Luke 19:9
And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 19:9, so the Greek word Σήμερον (sêmeron) 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.19.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.9.W8.S1) and character.