Matthew 2:6:7Matt.2.6.W7TAB
ἐλαχίστη
elakhistê
“least”
- Transliteration
- e-la-KHI-stê
- Extended
- e-lah-KHI-stê
- IPA
- /e.laˈkʰi.steː/
Meaning by language
- English
- least
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-la-KHI-stê
- phraseyour reading level
oo-da-MÔS e-la-KHI-stê EI en TOIS hê-ye-MO-sin 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 strong adverb oudamōs {οὐδαμῶς | oudamōs} ‘by no means’ joined to the superlative elachistē {ἐλαχίστη | elachístē} ‘least’ gives the sentence emphatic force: Bethlehem is denied any claim to insignificance.
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 2:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 2:6, so the Greek word ἐλαχίστη (elakhistê) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.6.W7.S1) and character.