Matthew 18:17:12Matt.18.17.W12TAB
ἐκκλησίας
ekklêsias
“church”
- Transliteration
- ek-klê-SI-as
- Extended
- ehk-klê-SI-ahs
- IPA
- /ek.kleː.ˈsi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- church
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-klê-SI-as
- phraseyour reading level
e-AN DE KAI TÊS ek-klê-SI-as pa-ra-KOO-sê
- clause
e-AN DE KAI TÊS ek-klê-SI-as pa-ra-KOO-sê ES-tô soi HÔS-per ho e-thni-KOS KAI ho te-LÔ-nês
- sentence
e-AN DE pa-ra-KOO-sê au-TÔN ei-PON TÊ ek-klê-SI-a e-AN DE KAI TÊS ek-klê-SI-as pa-ra-KOO-sê ES-tô soi HÔS-per ho e-thni-KOS KAI ho te-LÔ-nês
Exegesis
The first protasis leads to the imperative eipe {εἰπὲ | eípe} “tell,” signaling public escalation before the ekklēsia {ἐκκλησίᾳ | ekklēsía}.
Root and etymology
ekkaleōepsilon–kappa–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call out, summon”
In context — Matthew 18:17
But if he will not listen to them, bring it before the assembly ; and if he will not listen even to the assembly, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 18:17, so the Greek word ἐκκλησίας (ekklêsias) 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.18.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.17.W12.S1) and character.