Matthew 15:26:10Matt.15.26.W10TAB

ἄρτον

arton

bread

Transliteration
AR-ton
Extended
AHR-tohn
IPA
/ˈar.ton/

Meaning by language

English
bread

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Result
ἄρ + τον
ar + ton
arton

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Rhor — rolled r
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    AR-ton

  2. sentence

    ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ouk ES-tin ka-LON la-BEIN ton AR-ton tôn TEK-nōn kai ba-LEIN tois ky-na-RI-ois

Exegesis

The accusative phrase ton arton {τὸν ἄρτον | tón árton} “the bread” is further defined by the genitive tōn teknōn {τῶν τέκνων | tôn téknōn} “of the children,” a possessive genitive that frames the benefits of the covenant as belonging to the household “children.”

Root and etymology

artosalpha–rho–tau–omicron–sigma

bread, loaf, staple food

In contextMatthew 15:26

But He answered and said, “It is not right to take the bread of the children and to throw it to the little dogs .”

About this coordinate

Matthew 15:26:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 15:26, 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.15.26.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.26.W10.S1) and character.