Matthew 13:45:5Matt.13.45.W5TAB
βασιλεία
basileia
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-a
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEI-ah
- IPA
- /ba.siˈle.i.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
PA-lin ho-MOI-a e-STIN hê ba-si-LEI-a tôn ou-ra-NÔN an-THRÔ-pō em-PÓ-rō dzê-TOUN-ti ka-LOUS mar-ga-RI-tas
Exegesis
The predicate construction homoia estin he basileia ton ouranon {ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν | ho-mói-a es-tín hē ba-si-leí-a tōn ou-ra-nôn} places the adjective homoia “like” in the nominative feminine, agreeing with basileia and emphasizing the simile.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
In context — Matthew 13:45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a merchant , seeking beautiful pearls.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:45:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 13:45, 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.13.45.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.45.W5.S1) and character.