Matthew 13:23:5Matt.13.23.W5TAB
καλὴν
kalên
“good”
- Transliteration
- ka-LÊN
- Extended
- kah-LAYN
- IPA
- /kaˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- good
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-LÊN
- sentence
ho de e-PI tên ka-LÊN gên spa-REIS hou-TOS es-tin ho ton LO-gon a-KOU-ōn KAI sy-ni-ÊIS hos dê kar-po-pho-REI KAI poi-EI ho men he-ka-TON ho de he-ksÊ-kon-ta ho de tri-A-kon-ta
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi ten kalen gen {ἐπὶ τὴν καλὴν γῆν | epì tèn kalḕn gên} precedes the participle spareis {σπαρείς | spareís}, forming a substantival article–participle construction “the one sown on the good ground,” where the seed is the recipient of the sowing.
Root and etymology
kaloskappa–alpha–lambda–omicron–sigma
“good, beautiful, noble”
In context — Matthew 13:23
But the one who was sown upon the good ground—this is the person who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: in one case a hundred, in another sixty, and in another thirty.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 13:23, so the Greek word καλὴν (kalên) 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.13.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.23.W5.S1) and character.