Luke 20:6:15Luke.20.6.W15TAB
προφήτην
prophêtēn
“a prophet”
- Transliteration
- pro-PHÊ-tēn
- Extended
- proh-pʰay-TEHN
- IPA
- /proˈpʰɛː.tɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a prophet
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pro-PHÊ-tēn
- sentence
e-AN de EI-po-men eks an-THRÔ-pōn ho la-OS HA-pas ka-ta-li-THA-sei hê-MAS pe-peis-ME-nos gar ES-tin i-ō-AN-nēn pro-PHÊ-tēn EI-nai
Exegesis
This is followed by an accusative-plus-infinitive construction, Iōannēn prophētēn einai {Ἰωάννην προφήτην εἶναι | Iō-án-nēn pro-phḗ-tēn eî-nai}, which expresses the content of that conviction: “that John is a prophet.” The syntax thus moves from conditional possibility to inevitable reaction, with the perfect participle signaling a deeply ingrained belief that constrains the leaders’ options.
In context — Luke 20:6
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John is a prophet .
About this coordinate
Luke 20:6:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 20:6, so the Greek word προφήτην (prophêtēn) 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.20.6.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.6.W15.S1) and character.