Matthew 19:20:4Matt.19.20.W4TAB
νεανίσκος·
neaniskos
“young man”
- Transliteration
- ne-a-NIS-kos
- Extended
- neh-ah-NIHS-kohs
- IPA
- /ne.a.ˈnis.kos/
Meaning by language
- English
- young man
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-a-NIS-kos
- clause
LE-yei au-TO ho ne-a-NIS-kos
- sentence
LE-yei au-TO ho ne-a-NIS-kos PAN-ta TAU-ta e-PHY-la-ksa TI E-ti hy-ste-RO
Exegesis
The indirect object autō {αὐτῷ | au-tô} ‘to him’ precedes the explicit subject ho neaniskos {ὁ νεανίσκος | ho ne-a-nís-kos} ‘the young man,’ producing the word order “he says to him, the young man,” which momentarily foregrounds the addressee (Jesus) before clarifying the speaker.
Root and etymology
neaniasnu–epsilon–alpha–nu–iota–alpha–sigma
“youth, young man of prime age”
In context — Matthew 19:20
The young man said to Him , “All these things I have kept ; what do I still lack?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 19:20, so the Greek word νεανίσκος· (neaniskos) 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.19.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.20.W4.S1) and character.