Matthew 13:46:10Matt.13.46.W10TAB
εἶχεν
eikhen
“he had”
- Transliteration
- EI-khen
- Extended
- EI-khehn
- IPA
- /ˈei̯.kʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he had
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-khen
- sentence
heu-RON de HE-na po-LY-ti-mon mar-ga-REE-tên a-pel-THON PE-pra-ken PAN-ta HO-sa EI-khen kai ê-GO-ra-sen au-TON
Exegesis
This is expanded by the object phrase panta hosa eichen {πάντα ὅσα εἶχεν | pán-ta hó-sa eî-chen} ‘all that he had’, a relative construction stressing totality of sacrifice.
In context — Matthew 13:46
But when he had found one very precious pearl , he went away and sold all that he had and bought it.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:46:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 13:46, so the Greek word εἶχεν (eikhen) 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.13.46.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.46.W10.S1) and character.