Matthew 13:30:3Matt.13.30.W3TAB
ἀμφότερα
amphotera
“both”
- Transliteration
- am-PHO-te-ra
- Extended
- ahm-PHOH-teh-rah
- IPA
- /amˈpʰo.te.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- both
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
am-PHO-te-ra
- sentence
A-phe-te sy-nau-KSA-ne-sthai am-PHO-te-ra ME-khri tou the-ri-SMOU KAI en kai-RO tou the-ri-SMOU e-RO tois the-ri-STAIS syl-LEK-sa-te PRO-ton ta dzi-DZA-ni-a KAI DE-sate au-TA eis DES-mas pros to ka-ta-KAU-sai au-TA ton de SI-ton sy-na-GA-ge-te eis tên a-po-THEE-kên mou
Exegesis
The object amphotera {ἀμφότερα | am-phó-te-ra} ‘both things’ refers back to the wheat and weeds, holding them in unified tension.
In context — Matthew 13:30
Allow both to grow together until the harvest , and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers , “Gather the weeds first and bind them into bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 13:30, so the Greek word ἀμφότερα (amphotera) 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.13.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.30.W3.S1) and character.