Matthew 13:39:18Matt.13.39.W18TAB
θερισταὶ
theristai
“reapers”
- Transliteration
- the-ris-TAI
- Extended
- theh-rihss-TAI
- IPA
- /tʰe.risˈtai/
Meaning by language
- English
- reapers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
the-ris-TAI
- sentence
ho de ekh-THROS ho SPEI-ras au-TA es-TIN ho di-A-bo-los ho de the-ris-MOS syn-TE-lei-a ai-ô-NOS es-TIN hoi de the-ris-TAI AN-ge-loi EI-sin
Exegesis
The third clause, hoi de theristai angeloi eisin {οἱ δὲ θερισταὶ ἄγγελοί εἰσιν | hoi dè theristaì ángeloi eisin}, again employs a simple copular structure in which eisin {εἰσιν | eisin} links the reapers directly with the angeloi. The tight parallelism and repeated copulas clarify the symbolic elements of the parable by matching each image (enemy, harvest, reapers) with its eschatological referent in a succinct explanatory style.
In context — Matthew 13:39
But the enemy who sowed them is the devil . The harvest is the completion of the age, and the reapers are angels.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:39:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 13:39, so the Greek word θερισταὶ (theristai) 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.13.39.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.39.W18.S1) and character.