Matthew 19:21:20Matt.19.21.W20TAB
ἐν
en
“in”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- en
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- in
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
en
- phraseyour reading level
KAI HE-kseis thê-sau-RON en oo-ra-NOIS
- clause
ei THE-leis TE-lei-os EI-nai HY-pa-ye PÔ-lê-son soo TA hy-PAR-khon-ta KAI DOS ptô-KHOIS KAI HE-kseis thê-sau-RON en oo-ra-NOIS KAI DEU-ro a-ko-LOO-thei moi
- sentence
E-phê au-TÔI ho ee-ay-SOOS ei THE-leis TE-lei-os EI-nai HY-pa-ye PÔ-lê-son soo TA hy-PAR-khon-ta KAI DOS ptô-KHOIS KAI HE-kseis thê-sau-RON en oo-ra-NOIS KAI DEU-ro a-ko-LOO-thei moi
Exegesis
The future indicative hexēs {ἕξεις | hék-seis} ‘you will have’ with the object thēsauron {θησαυρὸν | thē-sau-rón} ‘treasure’ and the prepositional phrase en ouranois {ἐν οὐρανοῖς | en ou-ra-noîs} ‘in heaven(s)’ functions as a promise-result clause logically following the imperatives.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–rho–sigma–eta–nu
“male”
In context — Matthew 19:21
Jesus said to him, “If you desire to be perfect , go, sell your possessions, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:21:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 19:21, so the Greek word ἐν (en) 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.19.21.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.21.W20.S1) and character.