Matthew 16:6:11Matt.16.6.W11TAB
ζύμης
zymês
“leaven”
- Transliteration
- ZY-mês
- Extended
- ZY-mês
- IPA
- /ˈzy.meːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- leaven
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ZY-mês
- clause
ho-RA-te KAI pro-SE-khe-te a-PO TÊS ZY-mês TÔN pha-ri-SAI-ôn KAI sad-dou-KAI-ôn
- sentence
HO DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS ho-RA-te KAI pro-SE-khe-te a-PO TÊS ZY-mês TÔN pha-ri-SAI-ôn KAI sad-dou-KAI-ôn
Exegesis
The preposition apo {ἀπὸ | a-pó} with the genitive tēs zymēs tōn Pharisaiōn kai Saddoukaion {τῆς ζύμης τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ Σαδδουκαίων | tês zy-mēs tôn Pha-ri-saí-ōn kaí Sad-dou-kaí-ōn} introduces a metaphor wherein ‘leaven’ signifies corruptive influence stemming from these religious sects. In translation, the imperatives are rendered in natural English equivalents, and the prepositional genitive is conveyed by “be on guard against,” preserving both the sense of separation and the metaphorical warning.
Root and etymology
zymēzeta–upsilon–mu–eta
“leaven, fermenting agent”
In context — Matthew 16:6
Jesus said to them, “Keep watch and be on guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 16:6, so the Greek word ζύμης (zymês) 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.16.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.6.W11.S1) and character.