Matthew 13:25:10Matt.13.25.W10TAB
ἐχθρὸς
ekhthros
“enemy”
- Transliteration
- ekh-THROS
- Extended
- ehkh-THROHS
- IPA
- /ekʰˈtʰros/
Meaning by language
- English
- enemy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ekh-THROS
- sentence
en de tôi ka-THEU-dein tous an-THRÔ-pous ÊL-then au-TOU ho ekh-THROS KAI e-PE-spei-ren dzi-DZA-ni-a a-NA ME-son tou SI-tou KAI a-PÊL-then
Exegesis
The main aorist verb elthen {ἦλθεν | êlthen} “he came” introduces the subject ho echthros {ὁ ἐχθρὸς | ho echthròs} “the enemy,” whose definiteness (marked by the article ho) portrays a specific, recognizable adversary.
Root and etymology
echthosepsilon–chi–theta–omicron–sigma
“hatred, enmity”
In context — Matthew 13:25
But while the people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went away.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:25:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 13:25, so the Greek word ἐχθρὸς (ekhthros) 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.13.25.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.25.W10.S1) and character.