Hebrews 13:11:17Heb.13.11.W17TAB
σώματα
sômata
“bodies”
- Transliteration
- SÔ-ma-ta
- Extended
- sôh-mah-tah
- IPA
- /ˈsɔː.ma.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- bodies
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
SÔ-ma-ta
- sentence
HON gar eis-PHE-re-tai DZÔ-i-ōn to HAI-ma pe-RI ha-mar-TI-as eis ta HA-gi-a di-A tou ar-khi-e-RE-ōs TOU-tōn ta SÔ-ma-ta ka-ta-KAI-e-tai EK-sō tês pa-rem-bo-LÊS
Exegesis
The main clause is introduced by toutōn {τούτων | toútōn}, which picks up the earlier genitive reference and, with ta sōmata {τὰ σώματα | tà sṓmata}, gives the new subject “the bodies of these.”
Root and etymology
sōmasigma–omega–mu–alpha
“body, physical organism”
In context — Hebrews 13:11
For the blood of those animals which is brought concerning sin into the holy places by the high priest , the bodies of these are burned up outside the camp .
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:11:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Hebrews 13:11, so the Greek word σώματα (sômata) 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 Heb.13.11.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.11.W17.S1) and character.