Matthew 15:11:13Matt.15.11.W13TAB

ἐκ

ek

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Transliteration
ek
Extended
ehk
IPA
/ek/

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Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Kappak — as in kite

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  1. word

    ek

  2. sentence

    ou to ei-ser-KHO-me-non eis to STO-ma koi-NOI ton AN-thrō-pon al-LA to ek-po-reu-O-me-non ek tou STO-ma-tos TOU-to koi-NOI ton AN-thrō-pon

Exegesis

Each is accompanied by a prepositional phrase, eis to stoma {εἰς τὸ στόμα | eis tò stó-ma} “into the mouth” and ek tou stomatos {ἐκ τοῦ στόματος | ek toû stó-ma-tos} “out of the mouth,” indicating direction and location.

Root and etymology

ekporeuomaiepsilon–kappa–pi–omicron–rho–epsilon–upsilon–omicron–mu–epsilon–iota–alpha

to go out, proceed

In contextMatthew 15:11

What enters the mouth does not defile the person, but what emerges from the mouth defiles the person.

About this coordinate

Matthew 15:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 15:11, so the Greek word ἐκ (ek) 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.15.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.11.W13.S1) and character.