γέενναν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 γέενναν

   YE-en-nan

   Gehenna
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 ἢ δύο ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός.

   Ê DY-o oph-thal-MOUS E-khon-ta blê-THÊ-nai eis TÊN YE-en-nan TOU py-ROS

   or two eyes having to be thrown into {the} Gehenna of the fire
3. clause🔊 καλόν σοί ἐστιν μονόφθαλμον εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν, ἢ δύο ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός.

   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

   good for you is one-eyed into the life to enter or two eyes having to be thrown into {the} Gehenna of the fire
4. sentence🔊 καὶ εἰ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου σκανδαλίζει σε, ἔξελε αὐτὸν καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ· καλόν σοί ἐστιν μονόφθαλμον εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν, ἢ δύο ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός.

   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

   and if the eye your causes to stumble you pluck out it and throw from you good for you is one-eyed into the life to enter or two eyes having to be thrown into {the} Gehenna of the fire

Exegesis

The final prepositional phrase eis ten geennan tou puros {εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός | eis tḕn gé-en-na tou py-rós} ‘into Gehenna of fire’ conveys the ultimate judgment imagery. The conditional structure, imperatival force, and contrasting infinitives are maintained to reflect the urgency and theological severity in the Greek.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 γεένναgamma–epsilon–epsilon–nu–nu–alpha

“Valley of Hinnom, place of burning judgment”

• 🔊 γέενναgeennaGehenna, hellMatthew 5:22
• 🔊 γέενναgeennaGehenna, hellJames 3:6