Matthew 13:38:10Matt.13.38.W10TAB
σπέρμα
sperma
“seed”
- Transliteration
- SPER-ma
- Extended
- SPEHR-mah
- IPA
- /ˈsper.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- seed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
SPER-ma
- sentence
ho de a-GROS ES-tin ho KOS-mos to de ka-LON SPER-ma hou-TOI EI-sin hoi hy-oi tês ba-si-LEI-as ta de dzi-DZA-ni-a EI-sin hoi hy-oi tou po-nê-ROU
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the neuter articular phrase to de kalon sperma {τὸ δὲ καλὸν σπέρμα | tò dè ka-lón spé-rma} functioning as the subject, followed by the demonstrative houtoi {οὗτοί | hoú-toi} and the copula eisin {εἰσιν | eí-sin}; together they form an explanatory apposition, “the good seed—these are the sons of the kingdom.”
Root and etymology
spermasigma–pi–epsilon–rho–mu–alpha
“seed, offspring”
In context — Matthew 13:38
The field is the world; and the good seed—these are the sons of the kingdom ; but the tares are the sons of the evil one .
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:38:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 13:38, so the Greek word σπέρμα (sperma) 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.13.38.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.38.W10.S1) and character.