Hebrews 13:9:4Heb.13.9.W4TAB
ξέναις
ksenais
“strange”
- Transliteration
- KSE-nais
- Extended
- KSEH-nais
- IPA
- /ˈkse.nais/
Meaning by language
- English
- strange
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Alphabet Analysis
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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KSE-nais
- sentence
di-da-KHAIS poi-KI-lais KAI KSE-nais MÊ pa-ra-PHE-res-the ka-LON gar KHA-ri-ti be-be-ai-OU-sthai tên kar-DI-an ou BRÔ-ma-sin en hois ouk ō-phe-LÊ-thē-san hoi pe-ri-pa-TOUN-tes
Exegesis
The verse begins with the dative phrase didachais poikilais kai xenais {διδαχαῖς ποικίλαις καὶ ξέναις | didakhaîs poikílais kaì xénais}, which functions as a dative of respect or means, indicating the sphere in which the danger lies: “in connection with various and strange teachings.”
In context — Hebrews 13:9
Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be established by grace , not by foods , by which those who walk in them were not benefited.
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Hebrews 13:9, so the Greek word ξέναις (ksenais) 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.13.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.9.W4.S1) and character.