Matthew 13:1:11Matt.13.1.W11TAB
παρὰ
para
“beside”
- Transliteration
- pa-RA
- Extended
- pah-RAH
- IPA
- /paˈra/
Meaning by language
- English
- beside
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
pa-RA
- sentence
en têi hê-ME-rai e-KEI-nêi ek-sel-THŌN ho ee-ay-SOOS tês oi-KI-as e-KA-thê-to pa-RA tên THA-la-s-san
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase para tēn thalassan {παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν | pa-rá tēn thá-las-san} “by the sea” indicates proximity along the shoreline. In English, the participial construction is rendered as a coordinated main verb (“went out … and sat”) to preserve the sequence of actions and maintain clarity in word order.
Root and etymology
paraballopi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omega
“to throw beside, compare”
In context — Matthew 13:1
On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea .
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 13:1, so the Greek word παρὰ (para) 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 Matt.13.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.1.W11.S1) and character.