Matthew 13:20:3Matt.13.20.W3TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“on”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PEE
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- on
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-PI
- 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 prepositional phrase with participle epi ta petrōdē spareis {ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπαρείς | epì tà petrṓdē spareís} functions as the subject, literally “the one sown upon the rocky places,” with the prepositional phrase foregrounded to highlight the soil type as the key image.
Root and etymology
streph-sigma–tau–rho–epsilon–phi
“to turn, to return”
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 13:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 13:20, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.20.W3.S1) and character.