Matthew 18:23:5Matt.18.23.W5TAB
βασιλεία
basileia
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-a
- Extended
- ba-si-LEI-a
- IPA
- /ba.si.ˈliː.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-a
- 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 nominative phrase hē basileia tōn ouranōn {ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν | hē ba-si-leí-a tōn ou-ra-nōn} ‘the kingdom of heaven’ functions as the theological subject.
Root and etymology
basileusba-si-leús
“king, ruler”
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 18:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 18:23, so the Greek word βασιλεία (basileia) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.23.W5.S1) and character.