Matthew 2:6:5Matt.2.6.W5TAB
Ἰούδα,
iooda
“Judah”
- Transliteration
- i-OO-da
- Extended
- i-OO-dah
- IPA
- /iˈuː.da/
Meaning by language
- English
- Judah
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
i-OO-da
- phraseyour reading level
bêth-LE-em YÊ i-OO-da
- clause
KAI SY bêth-LE-em YÊ i-OO-da oo-da-MÔS e-la-KHI-stê EI en TOIS hê-ye-MO-sin i-OO-da
- sentence
KAI SY bêth-LE-em YÊ i-OO-da oo-da-MÔS e-la-KHI-stê EI en TOIS hê-ye-MO-sin i-OO-da ek SOO GAR ek-se-LEU-se-tai hê-GOO-me-nos HOS-tis poi-ma-NEI TON la-ON moo TON is-ra-ÊL
Exegesis
The appositional phrase gē Iouda {γῆ Ἰούδα | gē ioúda} ‘land of Judah’ identifies the town by territory, not by political status, which heightens the irony of the following negation.
The comparison phrase en tois hēgemosin Iouda {ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα | en tois hēgemósin ioúda} ‘among the rulers of Judah’ establishes the sphere of contrast and frames Bethlehem as a place of unexpected prominence.
In context — Matthew 2:6
And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means the least among Judah's rulers; for from you will come forth a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.
About this coordinate
Matthew 2:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 2:6, so the Greek word Ἰούδα, (iooda) 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.2.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.6.W5.S1) and character.