Matthew 14:4:9Matt.14.4.W9TAB
ἔχειν
ekhein
“to have”
- Transliteration
- E-khein
- Extended
- EH-khein
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to have
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-khein
- clause
ook E-kse-stin soi E-khein au-TÊN
- sentence
E-le-yen GAR au-TÔI ho i-ô-AN-nês ook E-kse-stin soi E-khein au-TÊN
Exegesis
The dative soi {σοι | soí} “to you” personalizes the judgment, while the infinitival clause echein auten {ἔχειν αὐτήν | é-khein au-tḗn} “to have her” functions as the content of what is not lawful, defining the forbidden ongoing relationship. In translation, the Greek word order is slightly smoothed while preserving the causal force of gar, the iterative sense of the imperfect, and the impersonal legal construction “it is not lawful,” followed by the direct speech that carries John’s prophetic authority.
Root and etymology
echoepsilon–chi–omicron
“to have, hold, possess”
In context — Matthew 14:4
For John was saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 14:4, so the Greek word ἔχειν (ekhein) 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.14.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.4.W9.S1) and character.