Luke 6:41:5Luke.6.41.W5TAB
κάρφος
karphos
“speck”
- Transliteration
- KAR-phos
- Extended
- KAR-phohs
- IPA
- /ˈkar.pʰos/
Meaning by language
- English
- speck
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KAR-phos
- sentence
TI de BLE-peis to KAR-phos to en tôi oph-thal-MÔI tou a-del-PHOU sou tên de do-KON tên en tôi i-DEE-ôi oph-thal-MÔI ou ka-ta-no-EIS
Exegesis
The first object phrase, to karphos to en tō ophthalmō tou adelphou sou {τὸ κάρφος τὸ ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου | tò kár-phos tò en tō oph-thál-mō toû a-del-phoû sou}, is carefully articulated with repeated articles, emphasizing the small foreign object located “in the eye of your brother.”
Root and etymology
karph-kappa–alpha–rho–phi
“small dry bit, straw”
In context — Luke 6:41
Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the beam in your own eye?
About this coordinate
Luke 6:41:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 6:41, so the Greek word κάρφος (karphos) 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.6.41.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.6.41.W5.S1) and character.