Luke 21:34:1Luke.21.34.W1TAB
Προσέχετε
prosekhete
“Be watching”
- Transliteration
- pro-SE-khe-te
- Extended
- pro-SEH-kheh-teh
- IPA
- /proˈse.kʰe.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- Be watching
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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) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
pro-SE-khe-te
- sentence
pro-SE-khe-te de he-au-TOIS MÊ-po-te ba-rê-THÔ-sin hy-MÔN hai kar-DI-ai en krai-PA-lê kai ME-thê kai me-RIM-nais bi-ō-ti-KAIS kai e-pi-STÊ eph hy-MAS ai-phnI-di-os hê hê-ME-ra e-KEI-nê
Exegesis
The verse opens with the present imperative prosechete {Προσέχετε | Proséchete} ‘keep paying attention’, which establishes a continuing command that controls the rest of the sentence.
Root and etymology
prosechopi rho omicron sigma epsilon chi omega
“to hold toward; pay attention to”
In context — Luke 21:34
But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and anxieties of life, and that day come upon you suddenly.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 21:34, so the Greek word Προσέχετε (prosekhete) 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.21.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.34.W1.S1) and character.