Matthew 13:3:6Matt.13.3.W6TAB
παραβολαῖς
parabolais
“parables”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-bo-LAIS
- Extended
- pah-rah-boh-LAIS
- IPA
- /pa.ra.boˈlais/
Meaning by language
- English
- parables
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pa-ra-bo-LAIS
- sentence
KAI e-LA-lê-sen au-TOIS pol-LA en pa-ra-bo-LAIS LE-gōn i-DOU ek-SÊL-then ho SPEI-rōn tou SPEI-rein
Exegesis
The phrase polla en parabolais {πολλὰ ἐν παραβολαῖς | pollá en parabolâis} combines the extent of the discourse (‘many things’) with its medium (‘in parables’), with parabolais functioning as a dative of means that indicates how the instruction is delivered.
Root and etymology
paraballōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omega
“to throw beside, compare”
In context — Matthew 13:3
And He spoke many things to them in parables , saying, “Behold, a sower went out to sow.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 13:3, so the Greek word παραβολαῖς (parabolais) 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.13.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.3.W6.S1) and character.