Matthew 13:5:10Matt.13.5.W10TAB
γῆν
gên
“soil”
- Transliteration
- gên
- Extended
- gên
- IPA
- /gɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- soil
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
gên
- sentence
AL-la de E-pe-sen e-PI ta pe-TRO-de HO-pou ouk EI-khen gên pol-LÊN kai eu-THE-ôs ek-sa-NE-tei-len di-A to mê E-khein BA-thos gês
Exegesis
The relative adverb hopou {ὅπου | hópou} introduces a qualifying clause hopou ouk eîchen gēn pollḗn {ὅπου οὐκ εἶχεν γῆν πολλήν | hópou ouk eîchen gēn pollḗn} ‘where it did not have much soil,’ with the imperfect tense conveying a continuing lack of depth.
Root and etymology
gegamma–eta
“earth, soil, land”
In context — Matthew 13:5
But other seed fell upon the rocky places , where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it did not have depth of earth .
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 13:5, so the Greek word γῆν (gên) 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.13.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.5.W10.S1) and character.