Matthew 15:2:18Matt.15.2.W18TAB
ἄρτον
arton
“bread”
- Transliteration
- AR-ton
- Extended
- AHR-tohn
- IPA
- /ˈar.ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- bread
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
AR-ton
- sentence
di-A TI hoi ma-thê-TAI sou pa-ra-BAI-nou-sin tên pa-RA-do-sin tôn pres-by-TE-rôn ou gar NIP-ton-tai tas KHEI-ras au-TÔN HO-tan AR-ton es-THI-ô-sin
Exegesis
The temporal subordinate clause hotan arton esthiōsin {ὅταν ἄρτον ἐσθίωσιν | hótan árton esthíōsin} combines hotan with the subjunctive esthiōsin to express a recurring situation, “whenever they eat bread.” This temporal clause functions adverbially to specify the time of the alleged failure to wash. In translation, the Greek order is slightly adjusted by bringing “when/before they eat bread” or “when they eat bread” to a natural position in English, while maintaining the logical flow: accusation, then explanatory basis.
Root and etymology
artosalpha–rho–tau–omicron–sigma
“bread, loaf, staple food”
In context — Matthew 15:2
“Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 15:2, so the Greek word ἄρτον (arton) 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.15.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.2.W18.S1) and character.