Matthew 13:16:10Matt.13.16.W10TAB
ὦτα
ôta
“ears”
- Transliteration
- Ô-ta
- Extended
- OH-tah
- IPA
- /ˈɔː.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- ears
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
Ô-ta
- sentence
hy-MON de ma-KA-ri-oi hoi oph-thal-MOI HO-ti BLE-pou-sin kai ta Ô-ta hy-MON HO-ti a-KOU-ou-sin
Exegesis
The accusative neuter plural ta ota {τὰ ὦτα | tà ô-ta} “the ears” are qualified again by the genitive humon {ὑμῶν | hu-môn}, and a second hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} clause with akouousin {ἀκούουσιν | a-koú-ou-sin} “they hear” mirrors the first clause. This repetition of hoti-clauses for both seeing and hearing creates a balanced parallelism that reinforces comprehensive spiritual perception. In translation, the implied copula is supplied (“are”) to make the predicate relationship explicit, and both “because” clauses are retained to preserve the symmetrical causal structure.
Root and etymology
ousomicron–upsilon–sigma
“ear, hearing organ”
In context — Matthew 13:16
But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 13:16, so the Greek word ὦτα (ôta) 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.13.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.16.W10.S1) and character.