Matthew 19:24:7Matt.19.24.W7TAB
κάμηλον
kamêlon
“a camel”
- Transliteration
- KA-mê-lon
- Extended
- KAH-mê-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈka.meː.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- a camel
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KA-mê-lon
- 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 prepositional phrase kamēlon dia trypēmatos rhaphidos {κάμηλον διὰ τρυπήματος ῥαφίδος | ká-mē-lon di-á tru-pḗ-ma-tos rha-phí-dos} creates a deliberately impossible image: a large animal going through the tiny opening of a sewing needle.
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 19:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 19:24, so the Greek word κάμηλον (kamêlon) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.24.W7.S1) and character.