Matthew 15:7:1Matt.15.7.W1TAB
ὑποκριταί
hypokritai
“hypocrites”
- Transliteration
- hy-po-kri-TAI
- Extended
- hyoo-poh-kri-TAI
- IPA
- /hy.po.kriˈtai/
Meaning by language
- English
- hypocrites
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-po-kri-TAI
- sentence
hy-po-kri-TAI ka-LÔS e-pro-PHÊ-teu-sen pe-RI hy-MÔN Ê-sa-I-as LE-gōn
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vocative hupokritai {ὑποκριταί | hupokritái} ‘hypocrites’, a direct address placed first for sharp rhetorical emphasis.
Root and etymology
hupokrinomaiupsilon–pi–omicron–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to answer, interpret, play a part, pretend”
In context — Matthew 15:7
Hypocrites, Isaiah prophesied well concerning you, saying :
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 15:7, so the Greek word ὑποκριταί (hypokritai) 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.15.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.7.W1.S1) and character.