Matthew 17:20:18Matt.17.20.W18TAB
σινάπεως,
sinapeôs
“mustard”
- Transliteration
- si-NA-pe-ôs
- Extended
- si-NA-pe-ôs
- IPA
- /si.ˈna.pe.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- mustard
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
si-NA-pe-ôs
- phraseyour reading level
e-AN E-khê-te PIS-tin HÔS KOK-kon si-NA-pe-ôs
- clause
a-MÊN GAR LE-gô hy-MEEN e-AN E-khê-te PIS-tin HÔS KOK-kon si-NA-pe-ôs e-REI-te TÔ O-rei TOU-tô
- sentence
HO DE LE-yei au-TOIS di-A TÊN o-li-go-pis-TI-an hy-MÔN a-MÊN GAR LE-gô hy-MEEN e-AN E-khê-te PIS-tin HÔS KOK-kon si-NA-pe-ôs e-REI-te TÔ O-rei TOU-tô me-TA-ba EN-then e-KEI KAI me-ta-BÊ-se-tai KAI ou-DEN a-dy-na-TÊ-sei hy-MEEN
Exegesis
A third-class conditional (ean + subjunctive) in the protasis, ean echēte pistin hōs kokkon sinapeōs {ἐὰν ἔχητε πίστιν ὡς κόκκον σινάπεως | e-án É-chē-te pís-tin hōs kók-kon si-ná-pe-ōs}, introduces a real yet contingent possibility, with the simile marked by hōs.
In context — Matthew 17:20
But He says to them, “Because of your little faith , for truly I say to you, if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:20:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 17:20, so the Greek word σινάπεως, (sinapeôs) 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.17.20.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.20.W18.S1) and character.