Matthew 15:11:7Matt.15.11.W7TAB
κοινοῖ
koinoi
“defiles”
- Transliteration
- koi-NOI
- Extended
- koi-NOH-ee
- IPA
- /koiˈnoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- defiles
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
koi-NOI
- 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 neuter substantival participles eiserchomenon {τὸ εἰσερχόμενον | tò ei-ser-khó-me-non} “the thing entering” and ekporeuomenon {τὸ ἐκπορευόμενον | tò ek-po-reu-ó-me-non} “the thing coming out” function as subjects of the verb koinoi {κοινοῖ | koi-noî} “defiles.”
Root and etymology
koinookappa–omicron–iota–nu–omicron–omega
“to make common, make unclean”
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 15:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 15:11, so the Greek word κοινοῖ (koinoi) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.11.W7.S1) and character.