Matthew 13:38:16Matt.13.38.W16TAB
βασιλείας
basileias
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-as
- Extended
- bah-sih-LAY-ahs
- IPA
- /ba.siˈlei.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-as
- 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 genitive tēs basileias {τῆς βασιλείας | tēs ba-si-leí-as} is a descriptive or possessive genitive, indicating belonging or origin: “sons who belong to the kingdom.”
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
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 13:38:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 13:38, so the Greek word βασιλείας (basileias) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.38.W16.S1) and character.