Matthew 18:23:3Matt.18.23.W3TAB
ὡμοιώθη
hômoiôthê
“was likened”
- Transliteration
- hô-moi-Ô-thê
- Extended
- hô-moi-Ô-thê
- IPA
- /hɔː.moi.ˈɔː.tʰeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was likened
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hô-moi-Ô-thê
- sentence
di-A TOO-to hô-moi-Ô-thê HÊ ba-si-LEI-a TÔN oo-ra-NÔN an-THRÔ-pô ba-si-LEI HOS ê-THE-lê-sen sy-NA-rai LO-gon me-TA TÔN DOO-lôn au-TOO
Exegesis
The aorist passive verb hōmoiōthē {ὡμοιώθη | hō-moi-ō-thē} ‘was made like’ introduces a simile.
In context — Matthew 18:23
Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who desired to settle accounts with his servants.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 18:23, so the Greek word ὡμοιώθη (hômoiôthê) 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.18.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.23.W3.S1) and character.