Matthew 2:5:6Matt.2.5.W6TAB
Βηθλέεμ
bêthleem
“Bethlehem of”
- Transliteration
- bêth-LE-em
- Extended
- bêth-LE-em
- IPA
- /beːtʰ.ˈle.em/
Meaning by language
- English
- Bethlehem of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bêth-LE-em
- clause
en bêth-LE-em TÊS i-oo-DAI-as
- sentence
hoi DE EI-pan au-TÔ en bêth-LE-em TÊS i-oo-DAI-as HOO-tôs GAR YE-gra-ptai di-A TOO pro-PHÊ-too
Exegesis
The locative phrase en Bethleem tes Ioudaias {Ἐν Βηθλέεμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας | en Bēthléem tēs Ioudaias} places the answer geographically and specifies Bethlehem by adding the genitive of region, so the town is identified as Bethlehem belonging to Judea.
In context — Matthew 2:5
But they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is how it stands written by the prophet ."
About this coordinate
Matthew 2:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 2:5, so the Greek word Βηθλέεμ (bêthleem) 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.2.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.5.W6.S1) and character.