Matthew 19:24:16Matt.19.24.W16TAB
βασιλείαν
basileian
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-an
- Extended
- bah-see-LEI-ahn
- IPA
- /ba.si.ˈliː.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-an
- phraseyour reading level
eu-ko-PÔ-te-ron ES-tin KA-mê-lon di-A try-PÊ-ma-tos rha-PHI-dos ei-sel-THEIN Ê PLOO-si-on eis TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TOO the-OO
- sentence
PA-lin DE LE-gô hy-MIN eu-ko-PÔ-te-ron ES-tin KA-mê-lon di-A try-PÊ-ma-tos rha-PHI-dos ei-sel-THEIN Ê PLOO-si-on eis TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TOO the-OO
Exegesis
The particle ē {ἢ | ḕ} introduces the second member of the comparison, plousion eis tēn basileian tou theou {πλούσιον εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ | ploú-si-on eis tḕn ba-si-leí-an toû the-oû}, where the accusative plousion functions as the logical subject of the infinitive “to enter,” and the prepositional phrase marks the goal “into the kingdom of God.” Greek word order places the hyperbolic picture first and the real-life application second, heightening rhetorical effect and underscoring the spiritual impossibility of the rich entering God’s reign on their own, which the English renderings preserve by maintaining the comparative “easier … than for a rich person to enter” pattern.
Root and etymology
basileusba-si-leú-s
“king, ruler”
In context — Matthew 19:24
And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the hole of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God .
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:24:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 19:24, so the Greek word βασιλείαν (basileian) 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.19.24.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.24.W16.S1) and character.