Matthew 13:44:23Matt.13.44.W23TAB
πωλεῖ
pôlei
“sells”
- Transliteration
- pô-LEI
- Extended
- pô-LEI
- IPA
- /pɔːˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sells
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pô-LEI
- sentence
ho-MOI-a es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a tôn ou-ra-NÔN thê-sau-RÔ ke-krym-ME-nô en tôi a-GRÔ hon heu-RÔN AN-thrô-pos E-kry-psen kai a-PO tês kha-RAS au-TOU hy-PA-gei kai pô-LEI PAN-ta HO-sa E-khei kai a-go-RA-dzei ton a-GRON e-KEI-non
Exegesis
kai agorazei {ὑπάγει… καὶ πωλεῖ… καὶ ἀγοράζει | hy-pá-gei… kaí pō-leî… kaí a-go-rá-zei}. The presents here function as historical or vivid presents, bringing the story into a lively, ongoing frame.
In context — Matthew 13:44
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man, having found it, hid; and from his joy he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:44:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Matthew 13:44, so the Greek word πωλεῖ (pôlei) 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.13.44.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.44.W23.S1) and character.