Matthew 18:9:21Matt.18.9.W21TAB
εἰσελθεῖν,
eiselthein
“to enter”
- Transliteration
- ei-sel-THEIN
- Extended
- ei-sel-THEIN
- IPA
- /iː.selˈtʰiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to enter
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| 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
ei-sel-THEIN
- phraseyour reading level
ka-LON SOI es-tin mo-NOPH-thal-mon eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN
- clause
ka-LON SOI es-tin mo-NOPH-thal-mon eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN Ê DY-o oph-thal-MOUS E-khon-ta blê-THÊ-nai eis TÊN YE-en-nan TOU py-ROS
- sentence
KAI ei ho oph-thal-MOS sou skan-da-LI-zei se EK-se-le au-TON KAI BA-le a-PO SOU ka-LON SOI es-tin mo-NOPH-thal-mon eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN Ê DY-o oph-thal-MOUS E-khon-ta blê-THÊ-nai eis TÊN YE-en-nan TOU py-ROS
Exegesis
The Greek sentence begins with kai {καὶ | kaí} linking this warning to the preceding context, followed by the conditional clause introduced by ei {εἰ | eí} ‘if’.
The phrase ho ophthalmos sou {ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου | ho oph-thal-mós soú} ‘your eye’ is the subject of skandalizei {σκανδαλίζει | skan-da-lí-zei} ‘causes to stumble’, with se {σε | se} ‘you’ as its object.
The evaluative clause kalon soi estin {καλὸν σοί ἐστίν | ka-lón soí e-stín} ‘it is better for you’ introduces a contrast between the infinitival constructions monophthalmon eis ten zoen eiselthein {μονόφθαλμον εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν} ‘to enter life with one eye’ and echonta duo ophthalmous blethenai {ἔχοντα δύο ὀφθαλμούς βληθῆναι} ‘having two eyes to be thrown’, where the passive infinitive blethenai {βληθῆναι | blē-thê-nai} ‘to be thrown’ describes the dire consequence.
In context — Matthew 18:9
And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it away from yourself. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than, having two eyes, to be thrown into Gehenna of fire.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:9:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Matthew 18:9, so the Greek word εἰσελθεῖν, (eiselthein) 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.18.9.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.9.W21.S1) and character.