Matthew 19:10:16Matt.19.10.W16TAB
συμφέρει
sympherei
“is good”
- Transliteration
- sym-PHE-rei
- Extended
- sym-PHE-rei
- IPA
- /sym.ˈpʰe.riː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is good
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
sym-PHE-rei
- phraseyour reading level
oo sym-PHE-rei ga-MÊ-sai
- clause
ei HOO-tôs es-TIN HÊ ai-TI-a TOO an-THRÔ-poo me-TA TÊS gy-nai-KOS oo sym-PHE-rei ga-MÊ-sai
- sentence
LE-goo-sin au-TÔI hoi ma-thê-TAI ei HOO-tôs es-TIN HÊ ai-TI-a TOO an-THRÔ-poo me-TA TÊS gy-nai-KOS oo sym-PHE-rei ga-MÊ-sai
Exegesis
The apodosis ou sympherei gamēsai {οὐ συμφέρει γαμῆσαι | ou sym-phé-rei ga-mê-sai} is an impersonal construction, with sympherei taking the infinitive gamēsai as its complement, yielding the sense “it is not advantageous to marry.” The negative particle ou directly modifies the verb, giving a categorical assessment rather than a mere preference. In translation, the conditional structure is preserved with “If … it is not beneficial / it would be better not to marry,” and the impersonal verb is rendered with an English “it is / it would be” construction to reflect the Greek syntax.
Root and etymology
sympherōsigma–upsilon–mu–phi–epsilon–rho–omega
“to bring together, to be advantageous”
In context — Matthew 19:10
The disciples said to Him , “If this is the case of the man with the woman, it is not beneficial to marry.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:10:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 19:10, so the Greek word συμφέρει (sympherei) 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.19.10.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.10.W16.S1) and character.