Matthew 15:14:4Matt.15.14.W4TAB
εἰσιν
eisin
“are”
- Transliteration
- EI-sin
- Extended
- EE-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- are
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-sin
- sentence
A-phe-te au-TOUS ty-phloi EI-sin ho-dê-goi ty-phlôn ty-phlos de ty-phlon e-AN ho-dê-GÊI am-PHO-te-roi eis BO-thy-non pe-SOUN-tai
Exegesis
The statement typhloi eisin hodegoi typhlon {τυφλοί εἰσιν ὁδηγοὶ τυφλῶν | ty-phloí eî-sin ho-dē-goí ty-phlôn} forms a copular clause in which typhloi 'blind ones' functions as the predicate nominative and hodegoi 'guides', modified by the genitive typhlon 'of the blind', underscores the irony of impaired leadership.
In context — Matthew 15:14
Leave them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. If a blind person leads a blind person, both will fall into a pit.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 15:14, so the Greek word εἰσιν (eisin) 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.15.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.14.W4.S1) and character.