Matthew 19:17:11Matt.19.17.W11TAB

εἷς

heis

One

Transliteration
HEIS
Extended
HEIS
IPA
/ˈhiːs/

Meaning by language

English
One

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    HEIS

  2. clause

    HEIS es-tin HO a-ga-THOS

  3. sentence

    HEIS es-tin HO a-ga-THOS ei DE THE-leis eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN TÊ-rê-son TAS en-to-LAS

Exegesis

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.

The infinitival phrase eis tēn zōēn eiselthein {εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν | eis tḕn zō-ḕn ei-sel-theîn} uses eis with the accusative plus an aorist infinitive to express purpose or goal, “to enter into life,” with “life” understood contextually as eschatological life.

Root and etymology

epitithemiepsilon–pi–iota–tau–iota–theta–eta–mu–iota

to place upon, to lay on

In contextMatthew 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 19:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 19:17, so the Greek word εἷς (heis) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.17.W11.S1) and character.