Matthew 13:19:12Matt.13.19.W12TAB
πονηρὸς
ponêros
“evil one”
- Transliteration
- po-nê-ROS
- Extended
- poh-nêh-ROHS
- IPA
- /po.nɛːˈros/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil one
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
po-nê-ROS
- sentence
pan-TOS a-KOU-on-tos ton LO-gon tês ba-si-LEI-as KAI MÊ sy-ni-EN-tos ER-khe-tai ho po-nê-ROS KAI har-PA-zei to es-par-ME-non en têi kar-DI-a au-TOU hou-TOS ES-tin ho pa-RA tên ho-DON spa-REIS
Exegesis
The main clause then introduces the subject ho poneros {ὁ πονηρὸς | ho ponērós} 'the evil one', an articular adjective used substantively to denote a personal hostile agent.
Root and etymology
ponerospi–omicron–nu–eta–rho–omicron–sigma
“morally bad, harmful”
In context — Matthew 13:19
For everyone hearing the word of the kingdom and not understanding , the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one sown by the path.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 13:19, so the Greek word πονηρὸς (ponêros) 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.13.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.19.W12.S1) and character.