Luke 22:44:6Luke.22.44.W6TAB
προσηύχετο
prosêeukheto
“he was praying”
- Transliteration
- pro-sê-EU-khe-to
- Extended
- proh-sêh-EU-kheh-toh
- IPA
- /pro.sɛːˈeu.kʰe.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was praying
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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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
pro-sê-EU-khe-to
- sentence
KAI ge-NO-me-nos en a-gō-NI-ai ek-te-NE-ste-ron pro-sê-EU-khe-to KAI e-GE-ne-to ho hi-DRŌS au-TOU hō-se-EI THROM-boi HAI-ma-tos ka-ta-BAI-non-tes e-PI tên gên
Exegesis
The main finite verb prosēucheto {προσηύχετο | prosēúcheto} ‘he was praying’ is in the imperfect, indicating continuous or repeated prayer during this period of distress.
Root and etymology
euchomaiepsilon upsilon chi omicron mu alpha iota
“to pray, make request”
In context — Luke 22:44
And having entered into agony, He was praying still more earnestly; and His sweat became like drops of blood falling down to the ground.
About this coordinate
Luke 22:44:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 22:44, so the Greek word προσηύχετο (prosêeukheto) 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.22.44.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.44.W6.S1) and character.