Matthew 15:2:6Matt.15.2.W6TAB
παραβαίνουσιν
parabainousin
“break”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-BAI-nou-sin
- Extended
- pah-rah-BAI-noo-sin
- IPA
- /pa.raˈbai.nuː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- break
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | 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
pa-ra-BAI-nou-sin
- 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 finite verb parabainousin {παραβαίνουσιν | parabainoûsin} “they transgress” stands in the present indicative, portraying the alleged violation as characteristic behavior.
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 15:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 15:2, so the Greek word παραβαίνουσιν (parabainousin) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.2.W6.S1) and character.