ἡ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἡ

   HÊ

   the
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 Εἰ οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ αἰτία τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικός,

   ei HOO-tôs es-TIN HÊ ai-TI-a TOO an-THRÔ-poo me-TA TÊS gy-nai-KOS

   If thus the case of the man with the wife is
3. clause🔊 Εἰ οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ αἰτία τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικός, οὐ συμφέρει γαμῆσαι.

   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

   If thus the case of the man with the wife is not is good to marry
4. sentence🔊 Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ ⸀μαθηταί· Εἰ οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ αἰτία τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικός, οὐ συμφέρει γαμῆσαι.

   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

   the disciples {They} say to him If thus the case of the man with the wife is not is good to marry

Exegesis

This clause is further specified by the nominative phrase hē aitia tou anthrōpou meta tēs gynaikos {ἡ αἰτία τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικός | hē ai-tí-a toû an-thrṓ-pou me-tá tês gy-na-i-kós}, where hē aitia functions as the subject complement describing “the case” or “situation” of the man in relation to his wife; the genitives tou anthrōpou and tēs gynaikos, joined by meta, highlight the relational and legal bond under discussion.

Root and etymology

gynē / gynaik-🔊 γυνή / γυναικ-gamma–upsilon–nu–eta / gamma–upsilon–nu–alpha–iota–kappa

“woman, wife”

• 🔊 γυνήgynewoman, wifeMatthew 1:20
• 🔊 γυναῖκεςgynaikeswomenLuke 23:27