Matthew 17:25:32Matt.17.25.W32TAB
ἀπὸ
apo
“from”
- Transliteration
- a-PO
- Extended
- a-POH
- IPA
- /aˈpo/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
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a-PO
- sentence
a-PO TÔN hy-ÔN au-TÔN Ê a-PO TÔN al-lo-TRI-ôn
Exegesis
The phrase hoi basileis tēs gēs {οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς | hoí ba-si-leîs tês gês} ‘the kings of the earth’ establishes the analogy concerning royal taxation, while the interrogative prepositional phrase apo tinōn {ἀπὸ τίνων | apó tí-nōn} ‘from whom’ with lambanousin {λαμβάνουσιν | lam-bá-nou-sin} ‘do they receive’ forms the core inquiry.
The coordinated genitives apo tōn huiōn autōn {ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτῶν | apó tôn hui-ôn au-tōn} ‘from their sons’ and apo tōn allotriōn {ἀπὸ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων | apó tôn al-ló-tri-ōn} ‘from outsiders’ highlight the insider–outsider contrast that underlies Jesus’ subsequent teaching. Participles are rendered as temporal clauses (“when he entered,” “after he came”) and the idiomatic question is adapted into natural English without losing the original logical contrast.
Root and etymology
krinōkappa–rho–iota–nu–omega
“to separate, judge, decide”
In context — Matthew 17:25
He said, “Yes.” When he entered the house, Jesus spoke to him first and said, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect custom or tribute—from their own sons, or from others?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:25:32 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 32 of Matthew 17:25, so the Greek word ἀπὸ (apo) 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.17.25.W32, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.25.W32.S1) and character.