Matthew 18:1:17Matt.18.1.W17TAB
βασιλείᾳ
basileiai
“kingdom of”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-ai
- Extended
- bah-si-LEI-ai
- IPA
- /ba.si.ˈliː.ai/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom of
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-ai
- clause
TIS A-ra MEI-zôn es-TIN en TÊI ba-si-LEI-ai TÔN oo-ra-NÔN
- sentence
en e-KEI-nêi TÊI HÔ-rai pro-SÊL-thon HOI ma-thê-TAI TÔI ee-ay-SOO LE-gon-tes TIS A-ra MEI-zôn es-TIN en TÊI ba-si-LEI-ai TÔN oo-ra-NÔN
Exegesis
The sphere of comparison is defined by the prepositional phrase en te basileia ton ouranon {ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν | en tē basileía tōn ouranōn} ‘in the kingdom of the heavens’, a characteristically Matthean expression that points to God’s reign rather than a purely spatial heaven. In translation, the initial temporal phrase is kept at the front to maintain narrative focus, the participle legontes is rendered with a finite verb (‘saying/asked’) for clarity in English, and the comparative structure ‘who then is greater’ is preserved to reflect the disciples’ hierarchical concern within the context of God’s rule.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, one who rules”
In context — Matthew 18:1
At that hour the disciples came to Jesus , saying, “Who then is greater in the kingdom of the heavens?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:1:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 18:1, so the Greek word βασιλείᾳ (basileiai) 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.18.1.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.1.W17.S1) and character.