Luke 21:29:3Luke.21.29.W3TAB
παραβολὴν
parabolên
“a parable”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-bo-LÊN
- Extended
- pah-rah-boh-LÊHN
- IPA
- /pa.ra.boˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-ra-bo-LÊN
- sentence
KAI EI-pen pa-ra-bo-LÊN au-TOIS I-de-te tên sy-KÊN KAI PAN-ta ta DEN-dra
Exegesis
The aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said’ introduces the direct speech, while parabolēn {παραβολὴν | para-bolḗn} ‘parable’ serves as its object and signals that what follows is an illustrative comparison rather than plain narration.
Root and etymology
paraballōpi-alpha-rho-alpha-beta-alpha-lambda-lambda-omicron-omega
“to place beside, compare”
In context — Luke 21:29
And He spoke a parable to them: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.”
About this coordinate
Luke 21:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 21:29, 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.21.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.29.W3.S1) and character.