Matthew 13:34:7Matt.13.34.W7TAB
παραβολαῖς
parabolais
“parables”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-bo-LAIS
- Extended
- pah-rah-boh-LAIS
- IPA
- /pa.ra.boˈlais/
Meaning by language
- English
- parables
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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
TAU-ta PAN-ta e-LA-lê-sen ho ee-ay-SOOS en pa-ra-bo-LAIS tois OKH-lois kai khō-RIS pa-ra-bo-LÊS ou-DEN e-LA-lei au-TOIS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en parabolais {ἐν παραβολαῖς | en pa-ra-bo-lâis} “in parables” indicates the manner or medium of speech, while the dative phrase tois ochlois {τοῖς ὄχλοις | toîs óch-lois} “to the crowds” marks the indirect object, forming the first clause.
Root and etymology
paraballōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omega
“to throw beside, compare”
In context — Matthew 13:34
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables , and without a parable He did not speak to them.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:34:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 13:34, 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.13.34.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.34.W7.S1) and character.