Matthew 19:8:13Matt.19.8.W13TAB
γυναῖκας
gynaikas
“wives”
- Transliteration
- gy-NAI-kas
- Extended
- gy-NAI-kas
- IPA
- /ɡy.ˈnai.kas/
Meaning by language
- English
- wives
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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gy-NAI-kas
- phraseyour reading level
LE-yei au-TOIS HO-ti mô-y-SÊS PROS TÊN sklê-ro-kar-DI-an hy-MÔN e-PE-trep-sen hy-MEEN a-po-LY-sai TAS gy-NAI-kas hy-MÔN
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LE-yei au-TOIS HO-ti mô-y-SÊS PROS TÊN sklê-ro-kar-DI-an hy-MÔN e-PE-trep-sen hy-MEEN a-po-LY-sai TAS gy-NAI-kas hy-MÔN ap ar-KHÊS DE ou YE-go-nen HOU-tôs
Exegesis
The infinitive apolysai {ἀπολῦσαι | a-po-lý-sai} functions as the complement of epetrepsen, specifying the concrete action Moses allowed, while tas gynaikas hymōn {τὰς γυναῖκας ὑμῶν | tas gy-nái-kas hy-môn} is the direct object of the infinitive.
In context — Matthew 19:8
He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart , Moses permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been this way.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 19:8, so the Greek word γυναῖκας (gynaikas) 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.19.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.8.W13.S1) and character.