Matthew 13:48:17Matt.13.48.W17TAB
σαπρὰ
sapra
“bad things”
- Transliteration
- sa-PRA
- Extended
- sah-PRAH
- IPA
- /saˈpra/
Meaning by language
- English
- bad things
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
sa-PRA
- sentence
HÊN HO-te e-plê-RO-thê a-na-bi-BA-san-tes e-PI ton ai-gi-a-LON KAI ka-THI-san-tes sy-NE-lek-san ta ka-LA eis Aŋ-gê ta de sa-PRA EK-sô E-ba-lon
Exegesis
The neuter plural adjectives ta kala {τὰ καλὰ | tà ka-LÀ} and ta de sapra {τὰ δὲ σαπρὰ | tà dè sa-PRÀ} function substantivally as “the good” and “the bad,” contrasted by de {δὲ | dè}.
Root and etymology
saprossigma–alpha–pi–rho–omicron–sigma
“rotten, decayed, worthless”
In context — Matthew 13:48
When it was full, they brought it up onto the shore, and having sat down, they gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw out.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:48:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 13:48, so the Greek word σαπρὰ (sapra) 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.13.48.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.48.W17.S1) and character.