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Samaritan

Biblical
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A Samaritan is a person from Samaria, especially notable in Jesus’ parable for compassionate action.

Detailed Definition
Relations between Jews and Samaritans were tense, making the Good Samaritan’s mercy toward an injured traveler a striking challenge to inherited boundaries. He becomes a figure whose ethical action surpasses accepted religious status. In poetry, Samaritan may name the stranger who stops, the neighbor discovered across hostility, or the truth that compassion can arrive from the person a community has trained itself not to trust.
Example
Example in poetry:
The Good Samaritan gives poets a figure for unexpected compassion toward a stranger; “The Samaritan stopped where the righteous hurried on” creates a moral contrast; A poem may use the roadside as a setting where mercy becomes an action; The term can challenge prejudice by making the outsider the true neighbor.
Additional Notes
The Samaritan in Luke 10:25–37 becomes the model of a neighbor because he shows mercy to an injured stranger. The story challenges social and religious boundaries between Jews and Samaritans. In poetry, “Good Samaritan” commonly suggests practical compassion, especially toward someone regarded as an outsider.
Also Known As
Good Samaritan Samaritans
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