Matthew 19:17:1Matt.19.17.W1TAB
ὁ
ho
“He”
- Transliteration
- HO
- Extended
- HO
- IPA
- /ˈho/
Meaning by language
- English
- He
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HO
- clause
HO DE EI-pen au-TOI
- sentence
HO DE EI-pen au-TOI TI me e-rô-TAS pe-RI TOO a-ga-THOO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker ho de eipen {ὁ δὲ εἶπεν | ho dè eî-pen}, combining the article used as a pronoun with the connective particle and aorist verb to continue the dialogue with a simple past-tense report, “But He said.”
The assertion heis estin ho agathos {εἷς ἐστιν ὁ ἀγαθός | heîs es-tín ho a-ga-thós} places the numeral heis in the emphatic subject position, yielding the theological claim “There is One who is good,” while the article plus adjective ho agathos personifies “the good” in a single ultimate source.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–gamma–alpha–theta–omicron–sigma
“good, noble, virtuous”
In context — Matthew 19:17
But He said to him, “Why do you ask Me about the good? There is One who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 19:17, so the Greek word ὁ (ho) 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.19.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.17.W1.S1) and character.