Luke 20:21:15Luke.20.21.W15TAB
πρόσωπον
prosôpon
“a person”
- Transliteration
- PRO-sô-pon
- Extended
- PROH-soh-pohn
- IPA
- /ˈpro.sɔː.pon/
Meaning by language
- English
- a person
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PRO-sô-pon
- sentence
KAI e-pê-RO-tê-san au-TON LE-gon-tes di-DAS-ka-le OI-da-men HO-ti or-THÔS LE-geis KAI di-DAS-keis KAI ou lam-BA-neis PRO-sô-pon al ep a-lê-THEI-as tên ho-DON tou the-OU di-DAS-keis
Exegesis
A further coordinated clause with kaí ou lambáneis {καὶ οὐ λαμβάνεις | kaí ou lambáneis} adds a negative assertion, where lambáneis prósōpon {λαμβάνεις πρόσωπον | lambáneis prósōpon} literally ‘you receive face’ is an idiom meaning to show favoritism.
Root and etymology
prosōppi–rho–omicron–sigma–omega–pi
“face, presence”
In context — Luke 20:21
And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that you speak rightly and teach, and you do not show partiality , but in truth you teach the way of God .”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:21:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 20:21, so the Greek word πρόσωπον (prosôpon) 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.20.21.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.21.W15.S1) and character.