Matthew 18:15:20Matt.18.15.W20TAB
ἐκέρδησας
ekerdêsas
“you gained”
- Transliteration
- e-KER-dê-sas
- Extended
- eh-KEHR-dê-sahs
- IPA
- /eˈker.deː.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- you gained
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-KER-dê-sas
- phraseyour reading level
e-KER-dê-sas TON a-del-PHON soo
- sentence
e-AN soo a-KOO-sêi e-KER-dê-sas TON a-del-PHON soo
Exegesis
The apodosis ekerdēsas ton adelphon sou {ἐκέρδησας τὸν ἀδελφόν σοῦ | e-kér-dē-sas tón a-del-phón soû} ‘you have gained your brother’ presents a completed result with a commercial metaphor. The sequential structure preserves the priority of private reproof and the outcome metaphor of relational gain.
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 18:15:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 18:15, so the Greek word ἐκέρδησας (ekerdêsas) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.15.W20.S1) and character.