Matthew 19:4:12Matt.19.4.W12TAB
ἄρσεν
arsen
“male”
- Transliteration
- AR-sen
- Extended
- AR-sen
- IPA
- /ˈar.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- male
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AR-sen
- clause
ook a-NEG-no-te HO-ti ho KTI-sas ap ar-KHÊS AR-sen KAI THÊ-ly e-POI-ê-sen au-TOOS
- sentence
ho DE a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ook a-NEG-no-te HO-ti ho KTI-sas ap ar-KHÊS AR-sen KAI THÊ-ly e-POI-ê-sen au-TOOS
Exegesis
The coordinated accusatives arsen kai thēly {ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ | ársen kaí thḗly} ‘male and female’ are the objects of epoiēsen {ἐποίησεν | epoíēsen} ‘he made’, specifying the differentiated yet paired nature of humanity as created.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–rho–sigma–eta–nu
“male”
In context — Matthew 19:4
But He answered and said, “Have you not read that the One who created them from the beginning made them male and female ?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 19:4, so the Greek word ἄρσεν (arsen) 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.19.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.4.W12.S1) and character.