Matthew 16:26:3Matt.16.26.W3TAB
⸀ὠφεληθήσεται
ôphelêthêsetai
“{he} will be benefited”
- Transliteration
- ô-phe-lê-THÊ-se-tai
- Extended
- ô-phe-lê-THÊ-se-tai
- IPA
- /ɔː.pʰe.leː.ˈtʰeː.se.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- {he} will be benefited
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ô-phe-lê-THÊ-se-tai
- sentence
TI GAR ô-phe-lê-THÊ-se-tai AN-thrô-pos e-AN TON KOS-mon HO-lon ker-DÊ-sêi TÊN DE psy-KHÊN au-TOO zê-mi-ô-THÊI
Exegesis
The future passive indicative ōphelēthēsetai {ὠφεληθήσεται | ō-phe-lē-thé-se-tai} “will be benefited” serves as the main verb with the generic subject anthrōpos {ἄνθρωπος | án-thro-pos} “man.”
In context — Matthew 16:26
For what will a man gain if he obtains the whole world but forfeits his soul ? Or what will a man offer in exchange for his soul?
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 16:26, so the Greek word ⸀ὠφεληθήσεται (ôphelêthêsetai) 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.16.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.26.W3.S1) and character.