Matthew 13:21:4Matt.13.21.W4TAB
ῥίζαν
rhizan
“a root”
- Transliteration
- RHI-zan
- Extended
- RHEE-zahn
- IPA
- /ˈrʰi.zan/
Meaning by language
- English
- a root
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Alphabet Analysis
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
RHI-zan
- sentence
ouk E-khei de RHI-zan en he-au-TO al-LA PROS-kai-ROS E-stin ge-no-ME-nês de THLI-psē-ōs Ê di-ōg-MOU di-A ton LO-gon eu-THYS skan-da-LI-dze-tai
Exegesis
The object rhizan en heautō {ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτῷ | RHÍ-zan en he-au-TŌ} “root in himself” uses an agricultural metaphor to depict lack of depth or stability.
Root and etymology
Rootrho–iota–zeta–alpha
“root, source”
In context — Matthew 13:21
Yet he has no root in himself, but is only temporary; when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away .
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 13:21, so the Greek word ῥίζαν (rhizan) 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.13.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.21.W4.S1) and character.