Matthew 15:8:5Matt.15.8.W5TAB

χείλεσίν

kheilesin

lips

Transliteration
KHEI-le-SIN
Extended
khei-leh-SIN
IPA
/kʰei.leˈsin/

Meaning by language

English
lips

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Result
χεί + λε + σίν
khei + le + sin
kheilesin

Alphabet Analysis

Chih/kh — like Bach
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Sigmas — as in sit
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    KHEI-le-SIN

  2. sentence

    ho la-OS HOU-tos tois KHEI-le-SIN me ti-MA hê de kar-DI-a au-TÔN POR-rhô a-PE-khei ap e-MOU

Exegesis

The dative phrase tois cheilesin {τοῖς χείλεσίν | toîs kheílesin} functions instrumentally, indicating the means by which the honoring takes place.

In contextMatthew 15:8

This people honors Me with their lips , but their heart is far away from Me.

About this coordinate

Matthew 15:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 15:8, so the Greek word χείλεσίν (kheilesin) 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.15.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.8.W5.S1) and character.