Matthew 13:38:3Matt.13.38.W3TAB
ἀγρός
agros
“field”
- Transliteration
- a-GROS
- Extended
- ah-GROHS
- IPA
- /aˈgros/
Meaning by language
- English
- field
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-GROS
- 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 first clause, ho de agros estin ho kosmos {ὁ δὲ ἀγρός ἐστιν ὁ κόσμος | ho dè ag-rós é-stin ho kós-mos}, is an equative sentence in which both subject and predicate are articular, presenting a parabolic identification: “the field” is identified with “the world.”
Root and etymology
agrosalpha–gamma–rho–omicron–sigma
“field, open country”
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 13:38:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 13:38, so the Greek word ἀγρός (agros) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.38.W3.S1) and character.