Matthew 18:2:3Matt.18.2.W3TAB
παιδίον
paidion
“a child”
- Transliteration
- pai-DI-on
- Extended
- pai-DI-on
- IPA
- /paiˈdi.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- a child
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pai-DI-on
- sentence
KAI pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos pai-DI-on E-stê-sen au-TO en ME-sô au-TÔN
Exegesis
The accusative noun paidion {παιδίον | paidíon} ‘child’ functions as the object of both verbs, highlighting the focus on the child.
Root and etymology
paispi alpha iota sigma
“child, youth”
In context — Matthew 18:2
And having called a child to Himself, He placed the child in the midst of them.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 18:2, so the Greek word παιδίον (paidion) 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.18.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.2.W3.S1) and character.