Matthew 13:39:3Matt.13.39.W3TAB
ἐχθρὸς
ekhthros
“enemy”
- Transliteration
- ekh-THROS
- Extended
- ehkh-THROHS
- IPA
- /ekʰˈtʰros/
Meaning by language
- English
- enemy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ekh-THROS
- 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
In the first clause, ho de ekhthros ho speiras auta estin ho diabolos {ὁ δὲ ἐχθρὸς ὁ σπείρας αὐτά ἐστιν ὁ διάβολος | ho dè ekhthròs ho speíras autá estin ho diábolos}, the participial phrase ho speiras {ὁ σπείρας | ho speíras} functions attributively to define the enemy as “the one who has sown” the weeds, and the copula estin {ἐστιν | éstin} equates this specific enemy with ho diabolos.
Root and etymology
echthosepsilon–chi–theta–omicron–sigma
“hatred, enmity”
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 13:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 13:39, so the Greek word ἐχθρὸς (ekhthros) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.39.W3.S1) and character.