Matthew 15:19:7Matt.15.19.W7TAB

πονηροί

ponêroi

evil

Transliteration
po-nê-ROI
Extended
poh-nêê-ROI
IPA
/po.nɛːˈroi/

Meaning by language

English
evil

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Result
πο + νη + ροί
po + nê + roi
ponêroi

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new
Etai — as in machine
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    po-nê-ROI

  2. sentence

    ek gar tês kar-DI-as ek-SER-kho-ntai di-a-lo-gis-MOI po-nê-ROI PHO-noi moi-KHE-ai por-NEI-ai klo-PAI pseu-do-mar-ty-RI-ai blas-phê-MI-ai

Exegesis

The first noun phrase, dialogismoi poneroi {διαλογισμοὶ πονηροί | dialogismoí ponēroí} ‘evil thoughts’, combines a head noun with an attributive adjective, highlighting morally corrupt inner reasoning.

In contextMatthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, and blasphemies .

About this coordinate

Matthew 15:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 15:19, so the Greek word πονηροί (ponêroi) 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.15.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.19.W7.S1) and character.