Matthew 16:6:13Matt.16.6.W13TAB

Φαρισαίων

pharisaiôn

Pharisees

Transliteration
pha-ri-SAI-ôn
Extended
pha-ri-SAI-ôn
IPA
/pʰa.ri.ˈsai.ɔːn/

Meaning by language

English
Pharisees

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Result
Φα + ρι + σαί + ων
pha + ri + sai + ôn
pharisaiôn

Alphabet Analysis

Phiph — as in phone (f)
Alphaah — as in father
Rhor — rolled r
Iotai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    pha-ri-SAI-ôn

  2. clause

    ho-RA-te KAI pro-SE-khe-te a-PO TÊS ZY-mês TÔN pha-ri-SAI-ôn KAI sad-dou-KAI-ôn

  3. 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

Pharisaiosphi–alpha–rho–i–si–alpha–i–os

separated one

In contextMatthew 16:6

Jesus said to them, “Keep watch and be on guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 16:6:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 16:6, so the Greek word Φαρισαίων (pharisaiôn) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.6.W13.S1) and character.