Matthew 13:27:3Matt.13.27.W3TAB
οἱ
hoi
“the”
- Transliteration
- hoi
- Extended
- hoi
- IPA
- /hoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hoi
- sentence
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 subject is specified by hoi douloi {οἱ δοῦλοι | hoi doûloi} ‘the servants’, followed by the genitive tou oikodespotou {τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου | toû oikodespótou} ‘of the master of the house’, a possessive genitive that defines their relationship and social hierarchy.
Root and etymology
oikosomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma
“master of a household”
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 13:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 13:27, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.27.W3.S1) and character.