γέενναν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 γέενναν

   GE-en-nan

   Gehenna
2. sentence🔊 καὶ ἐὰν ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου σκανδαλίζῃ σε ἔκβαλε αὐτόν καλόν σοι ἐστιν μονόφθαλμον εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ ἢ δύο ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρὸς,

   KAI e-AN ho oph-thal-MOS sou skan-da-LI-dzê se EK-ba-le au-TON ka-LON soi ES-tin mo-NO-phthal-mon ei-sel-THEIN eis tên ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU ê DY-o oph-thal-MOUS E-khon-ta blê-THÊ-nai eis tên GE-en-nan tou py-ROS

   and if the eye your causes to stumble you throw out it good for you it is one-eyed to enter into the kingdom of the God or two eyes having to be thrown into the Gehenna of the fire

Exegesis

The comparative particle e {ἢ | ḕ} “than” sets up a parallel accusative participial phrase duo ophthalmous echonta {δύο ὀφθαλμούς ἔχοντα | dý-o oph-thal-moús é-chon-ta} “having two eyes,” followed by the passive infinitive blethenai {βληθῆναι | blē-thê-nai} “to be thrown” into Gehenna, with the phrase eis ten geennan tou pyros {εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρὸς | eis tḕn gé-en-nan tou pyr-ós} specifying the fiery locus of judgment. This antithetical structure between entering and being cast intensifies the call to radical self-denial to avoid final punishment.

Root and etymology

geenna🔊 γέενναgamma–epsilon–epsilon–nu–nu–alpha

“Valley of Hinnom,”