Matthew 20:1:3Matt.20.1.W3TAB

ἐστιν

estin

is

Transliteration
ES-tin
Extended
EHS-tin
IPA
/ˈes.tin/

Meaning by language

English
is

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Result
ἐσ + τιν
es + tin
estin

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Sigmas — as in sit
Taut — as in top
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ES-tin

  2. sentence

    ho-MOI-a GAR ES-tin HÊ ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN an-THRÔ-pō oi-ko-des-PO-tê HO-stis eks-ÊL-then HA-ma prô-I mis-THÔ-sas-thai er-GA-tas EIS TON am-pe-LÔ-na au-TOU

Exegesis

The noun phrase hē basileia tōn ouranōn {ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν | hē basileía tōn ouranōn} ‘the kingdom of the heavens’ functions as the grammatical subject, and estin {ἐστιν | éstin} ‘is’ forms an equative clause that defines the kingdom by comparison.

Root and etymology

exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota

it is permitted, it is lawful

In contextMatthew 20:1

For the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a householder , who went out at dawn to hire workers for his vineyard.

About this coordinate

Matthew 20:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 20:1, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.20.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.1.W3.S1) and character.