Matthew 13:44:4Matt.13.44.W4TAB
βασιλεία
basileia
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-a
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEI-ah
- IPA
- /ba.siˈlei.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-a
- 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
The verse begins with homoia {Ὁμοία | ho-moí-a} functioning as a predicate adjective, followed by estin {ἐστίν | es-tín} and the subject he basileia {ἡ βασιλεία | hē ba-si-leí-a} to form the clause “the kingdom is like…”.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
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 13:44:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 13:44, so the Greek word βασιλεία (basileia) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.44.W4.S1) and character.