Matthew 13:48:5Matt.13.48.W5TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“onto”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PEE
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- onto
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
- 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 prepositional phrase epi ton aigialon {ἐπὶ τὸν αἰγιαλὸν | e-pì tón ai-gi-a-LÓN} marks movement onto the shore as the setting for the sorting.
Root and etymology
streph-sigma–tau–rho–epsilon–phi
“to turn, to return”
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 13:48:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 13:48, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.48.W5.S1) and character.