Matthew 18:14:5Matt.18.14.W5TAB
⸀ἔμπροσθεν
emprosthen
“before”
- Transliteration
- EM-pros-then
- Extended
- EHM-prohs-thehn
- IPA
- /ˈem.pros.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EM-pros-then
- sentence
OO-tôs ook ES-tin THE-lê-ma EM-pros-then too pa-TROS hy-MÔN too en oo-ra-NOIS HI-na a-PO-lê-tai HEN TÔN mi-KRÔN TOO-tôn
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase emprosthen tou patros hymon {ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν | ém-pros-then tou pa-trós hy-môn} uses an improper preposition with a genitive to depict the sphere of God’s presence, further defined by tou en ouranois {τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς | tou en ou-ra-noîs} (‘who is in the heavens’) to distinguish the heavenly Father.
The purpose clause hina apoletai hen tōn mikrōn toútōn {ἵνα ἀπόληται ἓν τῶν μικρῶν τούτων | hí-na a-pólē-tai hèn tōn mi-krōn toú-tōn} expresses the content of what is not His will: that even one within this group should perish. The aorist middle subjunctive apoletai marks a potential but undesired result. In translation, the formal reconstruction preserves the sense of standing before the heavenly Father and highlights the individual little one, whereas the dynamic rendering conveys the Father’s relational desire in more natural English.
In context — Matthew 18:14
In the same way, it is not the will before your Father in the heavens that even one of these little ones should perish.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 18:14, so the Greek word ⸀ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen) 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.18.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.14.W5.S1) and character.