Matthew 13:24:8Matt.13.24.W8TAB
βασιλεία
basileia
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-a
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEI-ah
- IPA
- /ba.siˈlei.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-a
- sentence
AL-lên pa-ra-bo-LÊN pa-RE-thê-ken au-TOIS LE-gōn hō-mi-Ō-thê hê ba-si-LEI-a tôn ou-ra-NÔN an-THRŌ-pō SPEI-ran-ti ka-LON SPER-ma en tôi a-GRÔI au-TOU
Exegesis
The aorist passive homoiothe {Ὡμοιώθη | hō-moi-ṓ-thē} ‘was likened’ introduces the parabolic comparison, with he basileia ton ouranon {ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν | hē ba-si-leí-a tôn ou-ra-nôn} ‘the kingdom of heaven’ as the grammatical subject.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
In context — Matthew 13:24
He set another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 13:24, so the Greek word βασιλεία (basileia) 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.13.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.24.W8.S1) and character.