Luke 22:15:13Luke.22.15.W13TAB
πρὸ
pro
“before”
- Transliteration
- pro
- Extended
- proh
- IPA
- /pro/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
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pro
- sentence
KAI EI-pen pros au-TOUS e-pi-thy-MI-a e-pe-THY-mi-sa TOU-to to PAS-kha pha-GEIN meth hy-MÔN pro tou me pa-THEIN
Exegesis
The temporal boundary is then marked by pro tou me pathein {πρὸ τοῦ με παθεῖν | prò toû me patheîn}, a preposition with the article plus infinitive structure that functions as a temporal clause, literally “before the me to suffer,” idiomatically “before I suffer.” The articular infinitive pathein with the pronoun me as its object encapsulates the coming passion as a single, impending event. In translation, this construction is rendered with an English finite clause (“before I suffer” / “before I have to suffer”) to preserve the temporal nuance and the forward-looking nature of Jesus’ statement.
Root and etymology
proseuchomaipi rho omicron sigma epsilon upsilon chi omicron mu alpha iota
“to pray, to ask earnestly”
In context — Luke 22:15
And He said to them, “With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:15:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 22:15, so the Greek word πρὸ (pro) 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.22.15.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.15.W13.S1) and character.