Matthew 18:4:10Matt.18.4.W10TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“{He} is”
- Transliteration
- ES-tin
- Extended
- ES-tin
- IPA
- /ˈes.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ES-tin
- phraseyour reading level
hoo-TOS ES-tin ho MEI-zôn en TÊI ba-si-LEI-a TÔN oo-ra-NÔN
- sentence
HO-stis OON ta-pei-NÔ-sei he-au-TON HÔS TO pai-DI-on TOO-to hoo-TOS ES-tin ho MEI-zôn en TÊI ba-si-LEI-a TÔN oo-ra-NÔN
Exegesis
The demonstrative houtos {οὗτος | hoûtos} ‘this one’ functions as subject of the copula estin {ἐστὶν | estín} ‘is,’ leading to the predicate nominative ho meizon {ὁ μείζων | ho meízōn} ‘the greatest,’ where meizon serves as superlative.
In context — Matthew 18:4
Therefore, whoever will humble himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 18:4, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.18.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.4.W10.S1) and character.