Matthew 15:4:16Matt.15.4.W16TAB
μητέρα
mêtera
“mother”
- Transliteration
- mê-TE-ra
- Extended
- may-TEH-rah
- IPA
- /mɛːˈte.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- mother
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mê-TE-ra
- sentence
ho gar the-OS EI-pen TI-ma ton pa-TE-ra KAI tên mê-TE-ra KAI ho ka-ko-lo-GON pa-TE-ra ê mê-TE-ra tha-NA-tô te-leu-TA-tō
Exegesis
The imperative tima {Τίμα | Tí-ma} governs two coordinated direct objects, introduced by the articles ton and ten {τὸν, τὴν | tón, tēn} with patera and metera {πατέρα, μητέρα | patéra, mētéra}, yielding the command “honor the father and the mother,” which in context naturally refers to one’s own parents.
In context — Matthew 15:4
For God said, “Honor your father and your mother” , and, “Whoever speaks evil of father or mother, let him die by death.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:4:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 15:4, so the Greek word μητέρα (mêtera) 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.15.4.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.4.W16.S1) and character.