Matthew 19:17:24Matt.19.17.W24TAB
ἐντολάς.
entolas
“commandments”
- Transliteration
- en-to-LAS
- Extended
- ehn-toh-LAHS
- IPA
- /en.toˈlas/
Meaning by language
- English
- commandments
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
en-to-LAS
- phraseyour reading level
TÊ-rê-son TAS en-to-LAS
- clause
ei DE THE-leis eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN TÊ-rê-son TAS en-to-LAS
- 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 main imperative tērēson tas entolas {τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς | tḗ-rē-son tàs en-to-lás} concludes the sentence with a clear command, where the aorist imperative has the force of a decisive, comprehensive response, and the plural “the commandments” refers collectively to God’s covenant directives as the path into that “life.”
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 19:17:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Matthew 19:17, so the Greek word ἐντολάς. (entolas) 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.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.17.W24.S1) and character.