Matthew 13:38:21Matt.13.38.W21TAB
οἱ
hoi
“the”
- Transliteration
- hoi
- Extended
- hoh-ee
- IPA
- /hoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hoi
- 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 third clause mirrors the second in structure: ta de zizania {τὰ δὲ ζιζάνιά | tà dè zi-zá-ni-a} as the neuter subject, eisin {εἰσιν | eí-sin} as the copula, and hoi huioi tou ponērou {οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ πονηροῦ | hoi hu-ioí tou po-nē-rou} as the predicate nominative, with tou ponērou {τοῦ πονηροῦ | tou po-nē-rou} as a substantival genitive “of the evil one.” The repetition of the structure “the good seed … the sons of the kingdom” and “the weeds … the sons of the evil one” creates strong parallelism, highlighting two distinct groups defined by their ultimate allegiance. In English, this parallelism and the equative relationships are preserved with copular constructions (“is,” “are”) and coordinated clauses joined by “and” and “but,” while retaining the metaphorical terminology (“field,” “seed,” “tares/weeds”) to keep the parabolic imagery intact.
Root and etymology
dikēdelta iota kappa eta
“right, justice”
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 13:38:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Matthew 13:38, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.38.W21.S1) and character.