Luke 20:47:10Luke.20.47.W10TAB
προσεύχονται
proseukhontai
“they pray”
- Transliteration
- pro-SEU-khon-tai
- Extended
- proh-SEU-khohn-tai
- IPA
- /proˈseu.kʰon.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- they pray
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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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pro-SEU-khon-tai
- sentence
hoi ka-tes-THI-ou-sin tas oi-KI-as tôn khê-RÔN KAI pro-PHA-sei ma-KRA pro-SEU-khon-tai HOU-toi LÊM-ps-on-tai pe-ris-SO-te-ron KRI-ma
Exegesis
The dative noun prophasei {προφάσει | pro-phá-sei} ‘for a pretense’ functions as a dative of manner or cause, modifying the following verb proseuchontai {προσεύχονται | pros-eú-khon-tai} ‘they pray’ and indicating that their lengthy prayers are performed under the guise of piety.
In context — Luke 20:47
Those who devour the houses of widows and, for a pretense , make long prayers—these will receive greater judgment .
About this coordinate
Luke 20:47:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 20:47, so the Greek word προσεύχονται (proseukhontai) 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.20.47.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.47.W10.S1) and character.