Matthew 15:11:19Matt.15.11.W19TAB
ἄνθρωπον
anthrōpon
“person”
- Transliteration
- AN-thrō-pon
- Extended
- AN-throh-pohn
- IPA
- /ˈan.tʰrɔː.pon/
Meaning by language
- English
- person
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AN-thrō-pon
- 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
The direct object in both clauses is ton anthropon {τὸν ἄνθρωπον | tón án-thrō-pon} “the person,” and the clauses are contrasted by the adversative conjunction alla {ἀλλὰ | al-là} “but.”
Root and etymology
anthroposalpha–nu–theta–rho–omega–pi–omicron–sigma
“human being”
In context — Matthew 15:11
What enters the mouth does not defile the person, but what emerges from the mouth defiles the person.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:11:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Matthew 15:11, so the Greek word ἄνθρωπον (anthrōpon) 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.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.11.W19.S1) and character.