Matthew 13:27:14Matt.13.27.W14TAB
ἐν
en
“in”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- ehn
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- in
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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pro-sel-THON-tes de hoi DOU-loi tou oi-ko-des-PO-tou EI-pon au-TOI KY-ree-e ou-KHI ka-LON SPER-ma ES-pei-ras en tôi sôi a-GRÔI PO-then OUN E-khei dzi-dza-NI-a
Exegesis
The interrogative adverb pothen {πόθεν | póthen} ‘from where’ combined with the inferential particle oun {οὖν | oûn} ‘then’ creates a logical, almost forensic inquiry: given the good seed, how can the field now ‘have’ (echei {ἔχει | échei}) weeds? In translation, the participial clause is rendered as a finite clause for smoother English narrative, while the double question structure and contrast between ‘good seed’ and ‘weeds’ is preserved to retain the servants’ perplexity and the parable’s tension.
Root and etymology
sylllegōsigma–upsilon–lambda–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to gather together, collect”
In context — Matthew 13:27
And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, “Master , did you not sow good seed in your field? From where then does it have weeds ?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:27:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 13:27, so the Greek word ἐν (en) 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.13.27.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.27.W14.S1) and character.