Matthew 13:15:10Matt.13.15.W10TAB
ὠσὶν
ôsin
“ears”
- Transliteration
- ô-SIN
- Extended
- ô-SIN
- IPA
- /ɔːˈsin/
Meaning by language
- English
- ears
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ô-SIN
- sentence
e-pa-KHYUN-thê gar hê kar-DI-a tou la-OU TOU-tou kai tois ô-SIN ba-RE-ôs Ê-kou-san kai tous opʰ-thal-MOUS au-TÔN e-KAM-my-san MÊ-po-te I-DÔ-sin tois opʰ-thal-MOIS kai tois ô-SIN a-KOU-sô-sin kai tê kar-DI-a sy-NÔ-sin kai e-pi-STRE-psô-sin kai i-A-so-mai au-TOUS
Exegesis
The phrase kai toîs ōsín baréōs ḗkousan {καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν | kaí toîs ōsín baréōs ḗkousan} ‘and with their ears they heard heavily’ uses a dative of means with an adverb to convey impaired hearing.
In context — Matthew 13:15
For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they hear heavily, and they have closed their eyes, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:15:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 13:15, so the Greek word ὠσὶν (ôsin) 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.13.15.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.15.W10.S1) and character.