Matthew 16:25:9Matt.16.25.W9TAB
ἀπολέσει
apolesei
“will lose”
- Transliteration
- a-po-LE-sei
- Extended
- a-po-LE-sei
- IPA
- /a.poˈle.siː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will lose
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-LE-sei
- clause
HOS GAR e-AN THE-lê TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOO SÔ-sai a-po-LE-sei au-TÊN
- sentence
HOS GAR e-AN THE-lê TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOO SÔ-sai a-po-LE-sei au-TÊN HOS d AN a-po-LE-sê TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOO HE-ne-ken e-MOO heu-RÊ-sei au-TÊN
Exegesis
The future indicative apolései {ἀπολέσει | apolései} ‘will lose’ presents the certain negative outcome.
In context — Matthew 16:25
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 16:25, so the Greek word ἀπολέσει (apolesei) 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.16.25.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.25.W9.S1) and character.