Matthew 19:17:20Matt.19.17.W20TAB

ζωὴν

zôên

life

Transliteration
zô-ÊN
Extended
zô-ÊN
IPA
/zɔːˈeːn/

Meaning by language

English
life

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Result
ζω + ὴν
zô + ên
zôên

Alphabet Analysis

Zetaz — as in daze
Omegao — same as omicron
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    zô-ÊN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ei DE THE-leis eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN

  3. clause

    ei DE THE-leis eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN TÊ-rê-son TAS en-to-LAS

  4. 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 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

Rootzeta–alpha–omega

to live, to be alive

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 19:17:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 19:17, so the Greek word ζωὴν (zôên) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.17.W20.S1) and character.