Matthew 13:40:5Matt.13.40.W5TAB
ζιζάνια
dzidzania
“weeds”
- Transliteration
- dzi-DZA-ni-a
- Extended
- dzee-DZAH-nih-ah
- IPA
- /dziˈza.ni.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- weeds
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
dzi-DZA-ni-a
- sentence
HÔS-per OUN syl-LE-ge-tai ta dzi-DZA-ni-a KAI py-REE KAI-e-tai HOU-tôs ES-tai en têi syn-te-LEI-a tou ai-Ô-nos
Exegesis
The initial clause has a subject expressed by the neuter plural ta zizania {τὰ ζιζάνια | tá zi-zá-ni-a} ‘the weeds’, with two present passive indicatives, sullegatai {συλλέγεται | syl-lé-ge-tai} ‘are gathered’ and kaietai {καίεται | kaí-e-tai} ‘are burned’, joined by kai {καὶ | kaí}. The passive voice leaves the agent implicit, a common feature in parabolic or judgment contexts where divine agency is understood without being named.
Root and etymology
zizanionzeta–iota–zeta–alpha–nu–iota–omicron–nu
“weed, darnel”
In context — Matthew 13:40
Therefore, just as the weeds are gathered and are burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:40:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 13:40, so the Greek word ζιζάνια (dzidzania) 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.13.40.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.40.W5.S1) and character.