Matthew 15:4:18Matt.15.4.W18TAB
τελευτάτω
teleutatō
“must end”
- Transliteration
- te-leu-TA-tō
- Extended
- teh-leu-TAH-tô
- IPA
- /te.leuˈta.tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- must end
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-leu-TA-tō
- 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 clause concludes with thanatō teleutatō {θανάτῳ τελευτάτω | thanátō teleutátō}, where the dative thanatō expresses means (“by death”) and the third person imperative teleutatō states a judicial sentence (“let him die”), a legal formula rather than mere description. The English renderings preserve the two-quotation structure and the escalation from a positive command to a death-penalty statute, while expressing the juridical force of the final imperative in natural legal language.
Root and etymology
teleutaotau–epsilon–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–tau–alpha–omega
“to come to an end, die”
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 15:4:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 15:4, so the Greek word τελευτάτω (teleutatō) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.4.W18.S1) and character.