Matthew 15:20:10Matt.15.20.W10TAB
χερσὶν
khersin
“hands”
- Transliteration
- kher-SIN
- Extended
- khehr-SIHN
- IPA
- /kʰerˈsin/
Meaning by language
- English
- hands
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
kher-SIN
- sentence
TAU-ta ES-tin ta koi-NOUN-ta ton AN-thrô-pon to de a-NIP-tois kher-SIN pha-GEIN ou koi-NOI ton AN-thrô-pon
Exegesis
The second clause is introduced by the contrastive conjunction de {δὲ | dè}, and its subject is the articular infinitive phrase to de aniptois chersin phagein {τὸ δὲ ἀνίπτοις χερσὶν φαγεῖν | tò dè a-níp-tois kher-sìn pha-geîn}, literally “the to eat with unwashed hands,” where the dative phrase aniptois chersin {ἀνίπτοις χερσὶν | a-níp-tois kher-sìn} modifies phagein {φαγεῖν | pha-geîn}.
Root and etymology
cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand”
In context — Matthew 15:20
These are the things that defile a person; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 15:20, so the Greek word χερσὶν (khersin) 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.15.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.20.W10.S1) and character.