Hebrews 13:4:7Heb.13.4.W7TAB
ἡ
hê
“the”
- Transliteration
- hê
- Extended
- hê
- IPA
- /hɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hê
- sentence
TI-mi-os ho GA-mos en PA-sin kai hê KOI-tê a-MI-an-tos POR-nous gar kai moi-KHOUS kri-NEI ho the-OS
Exegesis
The coordinated clause kai hē koite amiantos {καὶ ἡ κοίτη ἀμίαντος | kaí hē koí-tē a-mí-an-tos} parallels the first, with hē koite as the subject and amiantos as a predicate adjective, again with an implied “is/should be,” using “bed” as a metonymy for marital sexual relations. There is no explicit main verb in these two nominative clauses, so English supplies “should be” to convey the hortatory force.
Root and etymology
kei-kappa–epsilon–iota
“to lie down”
In context — Hebrews 13:4
Marriage should be honored among all, and the marriage bed kept undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Hebrews 13:4, so the Greek word ἡ (hê) 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.13.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.4.W7.S1) and character.