Matthew 18:15:10Matt.18.15.W10TAB
ἔλεγξον
elengkson
“reprove”
- Transliteration
- E-leng-kson
- Extended
- EH-lehng-ksohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.leŋ.kson/
Meaning by language
- English
- reprove
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-leng-kson
- phraseyour reading level
HY-pa-ge E-leng-kson au-TON me-ta-KSY soo KAI au-TOO MO-noo
- sentence
e-AN DE ha-mar-TÊ-sêi eis SE ho a-del-PHOS soo HY-pa-ge E-leng-kson au-TON me-ta-KSY soo KAI au-TOO MO-noo
Exegesis
The coordinated imperatives hypage elegxon {ὕπαγε ἔλεγξον | hý-pa-ge é-leng-khon} ‘go and reprove’ combine directive motion with corrective confrontation.
In context — Matthew 18:15
But if your brother sins against you, go and reprove him privately, between you and him alone; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother .
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:15:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 18:15, so the Greek word ἔλεγξον (elengkson) 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.18.15.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.15.W10.S1) and character.