Matthew 18:7:9Matt.18.7.W9TAB
ἐλθεῖν
elthein
“to come”
- Transliteration
- el-THEIN
- Extended
- el-THEIN
- IPA
- /el.ˈtʰiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to come
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
el-THEIN
- phraseyour reading level
a-NANG-kê GAR el-THEIN TA SKAN-da-la
- clause
a-NANG-kê GAR el-THEIN TA SKAN-da-la PLÊN oo-AI TÔI an-THRÔ-poi di HOO TO SKAN-da-lon ER-khe-tai
- sentence
oo-AI TÔI KOS-môi a-PO TÔN skan-DA-lôn a-NANG-kê GAR el-THEIN TA SKAN-da-la PLÊN oo-AI TÔI an-THRÔ-poi di HOO TO SKAN-da-lon ER-khe-tai
Exegesis
The construction anankē gar elthein ta skandala {ἀνάγκη γὰρ ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα} combines the noun anankē {ἀνάγκη | anánkē} ‘necessity’ with the infinitive elthein {ἐλθεῖν | eltheîn} to highlight the inevitability of offenses.
In context — Matthew 18:7
Woe to the world because of the stumbling-blocks ! For it is necessary that the stumbling-blocks come, yet woe to the man through whom the stumbling-block comes.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 18:7, so the Greek word ἐλθεῖν (elthein) 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.18.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.7.W9.S1) and character.