Luke 7:39:4Luke.7.39.W4TAB
Φαρισαῖος
pharisaios
“Pharisee”
- Transliteration
- pha-ri-SAI-os
- Extended
- phah-ri-SAI-ohs
- IPA
- /pʰa.riˈsai.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pharisee
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pha-ri-SAI-os
- sentence
i-DON de ho pha-ri-SAI-os ho ka-LE-sas au-TON EI-pen en he-au-TÔI LE-gōn HOU-tos ei ÊN pro-PHÊ-tês e-GI-nō-sken AN TIS kai po-ta-PÊ hê gy-NÊ HÊ-tis HAP-te-tai au-TOU HO-ti ha-mar-tō-LOS ES-tin
Exegesis
The subject is specified by ho Pharisaios {ὁ Φαρισαῖος | Pha-ri-saî-os} with the attributive participle kalesas {καλέσας | kalésas} ‘having invited’ in apposition, indicating the host.
In context — Luke 7:39
When the Pharisee who had invited Him saw it, he said within himself, “If this man were a prophet , He would know who and what kind of woman is touching Him, that she is a sinner.”
About this coordinate
Luke 7:39:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 7:39, so the Greek word Φαρισαῖος (pharisaios) 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.7.39.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.7.39.W4.S1) and character.