ἐκ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἐκ

   EK

   from
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 εἰσὶν γὰρ εὐνοῦχοι οἵτινες ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς ἐγεννήθησαν οὕτως,

   ei-SIN GAR eu-NOO-khoi HOI-ti-nes EK koi-LI-as mê-TRÔS e-ye-NNÊ-thê-san HOO-tôs

   for there are eunuchs who were born thus from womb of mother
3. sentence🔊 εἰσὶν γὰρ εὐνοῦχοι οἵτινες ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς ἐγεννήθησαν οὕτως, καὶ εἰσὶν εὐνοῦχοι οἵτινες εὐνουχίσθησαν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ εἰσὶν εὐνοῦχοι οἵτινες εὐνούχισαν ἑαυτοὺς διὰ τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.

   ei-SIN GAR eu-NOO-khoi HOI-ti-nes EK koi-LI-as mê-TRÔS e-ye-NNÊ-thê-san HOO-tôs KAI ei-SIN eu-NOO-khoi HOI-ti-nes eu-noo-KHI-sthê-san hy-PO TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn KAI ei-SIN eu-NOO-khoi HOI-ti-nes eu-NOO-khi-san he-au-TOOS di-A TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TÔN oo-ra-NÔN

   for there are eunuchs who were born thus from womb of mother and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by the men and there are eunuchs who made eunuchs themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens

Exegesis

The first clause uses ek koilias mētros egennēthēsan houtōs {ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς ἐγεννήθησαν οὕτως | ek koi-lí-as mḗ-tros e-gen-nḗ-thē-san hoú-tōs} to denote an innate condition.

Root and etymology

ekeinos🔊 ἐκεῖνοςepsilon–kappa–epsilon–iota–nu–omicron–sigma

“that one, that place”

• 🔊 ἐκεῖe-keîthereMatthew 2:9