Matthew 18:27:4Matt.18.27.W4TAB
κύριος
kyrios
“master”
- Transliteration
- KY-ri-os
- Extended
- KY-ri-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- master
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KY-ri-os
- phraseyour reading level
splang-khni-STHEIS DE ho KY-ri-os TOO DOO-loo e-KEI-noo a-PE-ly-sen au-TON
- sentence
splang-khni-STHEIS DE ho KY-ri-os TOO DOO-loo e-KEI-noo a-PE-ly-sen au-TON KAI TO DA-nei-on a-PHÊ-ken au-TÔI
Exegesis
The noun phrase ho kyrios tou doulou ekeinou {ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου | ho ký-rios toû doû-lou e-keí-nou} identifies the subject in a possession relation, with the genitive tou doulou ekeinou marking the servant’s belonging.
Root and etymology
kyroskappa–upsilon–rho–omicron–sigma
“power, authority”
In context — Matthew 18:27
Then the master of that servant, having compassion , set him free and forgave him the debt.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 18:27, so the Greek word κύριος (kyrios) 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.18.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.27.W4.S1) and character.