Matthew 13:47:5Matt.13.47.W5TAB
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
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 clause homoia estin hē basileia tōn ouranōn {ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν | ho-moí-a es-tín hē ba-si-leí-a tōn ou-ra-nôn} uses a predicate adjective construction (“is like”) that places homoia first for emphasis, presenting the whole phrase as a simile for the kingdom.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
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 13:47:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 13:47, 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.13.47.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.47.W5.S1) and character.