Matthew 18:9:8Matt.18.9.W8TAB
ἔξελε
eksele
“pluck out”
- Transliteration
- EK-se-le
- Extended
- EK-se-le
- IPA
- /ˈek.se.le/
Meaning by language
- English
- pluck out
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
EK-se-le
- phraseyour reading level
EK-se-le au-TON KAI BA-le a-PO SOU
- clause
KAI ei ho oph-thal-MOS sou skan-da-LI-zei se EK-se-le au-TON KAI BA-le a-PO SOU
- 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 aorist imperatives exele {ἔξελε | é-xe-le} ‘tear out’ and bale {βάλε | bá-le} ‘throw’ demand decisive removal of the source of sin, emphasized by the prepositional phrase apo sou {ἀπὸ σοῦ | apó soû} ‘away from you’.
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 18:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 18:9, so the Greek word ἔξελε (eksele) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.9.W8.S1) and character.