Matthew 18:24:8Matt.18.24.W8TAB
ὀφειλέτης
opheiletês
“debtor of”
- Transliteration
- o-phei-LE-tês
- Extended
- o-phei-LE-tês
- IPA
- /o.pʰiːˈle.teːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- debtor of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-phei-LE-tês
- sentence
ar-ksa-ME-noo DE au-TOO sy-NAI-rein pro-sê-NEKH-thê au-TÔ HEIS o-phei-LE-tês my-RI-ôn ta-LAN-tôn
Exegesis
The nominative heis opheilētēs {εἷς ὀφειλέτης | heis opheilétēs} introduces a single obligated individual, and the genitive myriōn talantōn {μυρίων ταλάντων | myriōn talantōn} conveys the staggering size of the claim. In English, the genitive absolute is rendered temporally and “owed” makes the indebtedness explicit to preserve narrative clarity and underscore the gravity of the debt.
Root and etymology
opheilōomicron–phi–epsilon–iota–lambda–omega
“to owe, be obligated”
In context — Matthew 18:24
But as he began to settle accounts , one debtor who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 18:24, so the Greek word ὀφειλέτης (opheiletês) 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.18.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.24.W8.S1) and character.