Matthew 16:28:25Matt.16.28.W25TAB
βασιλείᾳ
basileia
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-a
- Extended
- bah-si-LEI-ah
- IPA
- /ba.si.ˈliː.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-a
- sentence
a-MÊN LE-go hy-MEEN HO-ti ei-SIN ti-NES TÔN HÔ-de hes-TÔ-tôn OI-ti-nes oo MÊ YEU-sôn-tai tha-NA-too HE-ôs AN I-dô-sin TON hyi-ON TOO an-THRÔ-poo er-KHO-me-non en TÊI ba-si-LEI-a au-TOO
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase en tē basileia autou {ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ | en tḗ basileíāi autoû} situates this coming within the sphere of His kingdom, signaling the manifestation of His reign.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“kingdom, rule”
In context — Matthew 16:28
Truly, I say to you, some standing here will certainly not taste of death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:28:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of Matthew 16:28, so the Greek word βασιλείᾳ (basileia) 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.16.28.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.28.W25.S1) and character.