Matthew 13:20:16Matt.13.20.W16TAB
χαρᾶς
kharas
“joy”
- Transliteration
- kha-RAS
- Extended
- khah-RAHS
- IPA
- /kʰaˈras/
Meaning by language
- English
- joy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
kha-RAS
- sentence
ho de e-PI ta pe-TRO-dê spa-REIS hou-TOS ES-tin ho ton LO-gon a-KOU-ōn KAI eu-THYS me-TA kha-RAS lam-BA-nōn au-TON
Exegesis
The second participle lambanon {λαμβάνων | lambánōn} is coordinated by kai {καὶ | kaí} and further modified by the adverbial phrase euthys meta charas {εὐθὺς μετὰ χαρᾶς | euthùs metà charâs} “immediately with joy,” giving a sequential portrait: hearing, then instant, joyful reception. The participles are gnomic, depicting a typical response rather than a single event. In translation, these participial phrases are rendered as relative-like descriptions (“the one who hears… and immediately receives…”) to preserve the ongoing, character-describing force while maintaining the emphasis on the rapid and joyful nature of the response.
Root and etymology
charchi–alpha–rho
“joy, delight”
In context — Matthew 13:20
But the one who was sown on the rocky places, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy .
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:20:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 13:20, so the Greek word χαρᾶς (kharas) 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.13.20.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.20.W16.S1) and character.