Matthew 13:47:12Matt.13.47.W12TAB
θάλασσαν
thalassan
“sea”
- Transliteration
- THA-las-san
- Extended
- THAH-lahs-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈtʰa.lasːan/
Meaning by language
- English
- sea
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
THA-las-san
- sentence
PA-lin ho-MOI-a es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a tôn ou-ra-NÔN sa-GÊ-nêi blê-THEI-sêi eis tên THA-las-san KAI ek pan-TOS GE-nous sy-na-ga-GOU-sêi
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis tēn thalassan {εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν | eis tḕn thá-la-san} specifies the destination of the casting.
Root and etymology
thalassatheta–alpha–lambda–alpha–sigma–sigma–alpha
“sea, large body of water”
In context — Matthew 13:47
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and gathered every kind :
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:47:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 13:47, so the Greek word θάλασσαν (thalassan) 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.13.47.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.47.W12.S1) and character.