Matthew 13:29:8Matt.13.29.W8TAB
ζιζάνια
dzidzania
“weeds”
- Transliteration
- dzi-DZA-ni-a
- Extended
- dzee-DZAH-nee-ah
- IPA
- /dziˈdza.ni.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- weeds
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dzi-DZA-ni-a
- sentence
ho DE PHÊ-sin OU MÊ-po-te syl-LÉ-gon-tes ta dzi-DZA-ni-a e-kri-zÔ-sê-te HA-ma au-TOIS ton SÎ-ton
Exegesis
Its object is ta zizania {τὰ ζιζάνια | ta zi-zá-ni-a} “the weeds,” which are contrasted implicitly with the valuable crop.
Root and etymology
zizanionzeta–iota–zeta–alpha–nu–iota–omicron–nu
“darnel-like weed resembling wheat”
In context — Matthew 13:29
But he said, “No, lest while you are gathering the tares , you might uproot the wheat with them at the same time.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 13:29, so the Greek word ζιζάνια (dzidzania) 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.13.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.29.W8.S1) and character.