Luke 20:19:28Luke.20.19.W28TAB
παραβολὴν
parabolên
“parable”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-bo-LÊN
- Extended
- pah-rah-boh-LÊHN
- IPA
- /pa.ra.boˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- parable
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pa-ra-bo-LÊN
- sentence
KAI e-ZÊ-tê-san hoi gram-ma-TEIS KAI hoi ar-khi-e-REIS e-pi-ba-LEIN ep au-TON tas KHEI-ras en au-TÊI TÊI HÔ-ra KAI e-pho-BÊ-thê-san ton la-ON EG-nō-san gar HO-ti pros au-TOUS EI-pen tên pa-ra-bo-LÊN TAU-tên
Exegesis
Within this object clause, pros autous {πρὸς αὐτοὺς | pròs au-toùs} carries the nuance “against them,” marking them as the targets of criticism, while eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} with the object phrase ten parabolen tauten {τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην | tḗn pa-ra-bolḗn taú-tēn} specifies that this particular parable was directed toward them. The syntax thus tightly links their murderous intent, their political fear of the people, and their clear understanding of the parable’s accusatory force.
Root and etymology
paraballopi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omicron
“to place beside, compare”
In context — Luke 20:19
And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on Him at that very hour, and they feared the people; for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:19:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of Luke 20:19, so the Greek word παραβολὴν (parabolên) 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.20.19.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.19.W28.S1) and character.