Matthew 13:16:4Matt.13.16.W4TAB

οἱ

hoi

the

Transliteration
hoi
Extended
hoi
IPA
/hoi/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    hoi

  2. 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 predicate adjective makarioi {μακάριοι | ma-ká-ri-oi} stands in the nominative masculine plural with the article hoi {οἱ | hoi} and the noun ophthalmoi {ὀφθαλμοὶ | oph-thal-moí} “eyes,” forming the sense “your eyes are blessed,” with the verb “to be” implied.

Root and etymology

dikēdelta iota kappa eta

right, justice

In contextMatthew 13:16

But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

About this coordinate

Matthew 13:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 13:16, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.16.W4.S1) and character.