Luke 20:9:1Luke.20.9.W1TAB
Ἤρξατο
êrxsato
“He began”
- Transliteration
- ÊRX-sa-to
- Extended
- êrx-sah-toh
- IPA
- /ˈɛːr.ksɑ.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- He began
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ÊRX-sa-to
- sentence
ÊRX-sa-to de pros ton la-ON LE-gein tên pa-ra-bo-LÊN TAU-tên AN-thrô-pos e-PHY-teu-sen am-pe-LÔ-na KAI ek-SE-de-to au-TON ge-ôr-GOIS KAI a-pe-DÊ-mê-sen KHRÓ-nous hi-ka-NOUS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the inceptive verb erxato {Ἤρξατο | Ērxato} ‘he began’, marking the start of a new speech unit.
In context — Luke 20:9
And He began to speak this parable to the people: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to farmers, and went abroad for a considerable time .”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 20:9, so the Greek word Ἤρξατο (êrxsato) 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.20.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.9.W1.S1) and character.