Matthew 20:13:9Matt.20.13.W9TAB
ἀδικῶ
adikô
“I do wrong to”
- Transliteration
- a-di-KÔ
- Extended
- a-di-KÔ
- IPA
- /a.diˈkɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I do wrong to
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
a-di-KÔ
- phraseyour reading level
ouk a-di-KÔ se
- clause
he-TAI-re ouk a-di-KÔ se
- sentence
HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS he-NI au-TÔN EI-pen he-TAI-re ouk a-di-KÔ se ou-KHI dê-na-RI-oo sy-ne-PHÔ-nê-sas moi
Exegesis
The clause ouk adiko se {οὐκ ἀδικῶ σε | ouk a-di-kô se} ‘I am not doing wrong to you’ uses simple negation with the present tense to assert an ongoing state of justice from the speaker’s perspective.
Root and etymology
adikosalpha–delta–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma
“unjust, doing wrong”
In context — Matthew 20:13
But he answered and said to one of them, “Friend, I am not doing you wrong ; did you not agree with me for a denarius ?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 20:13, so the Greek word ἀδικῶ (adikô) 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.20.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.13.W9.S1) and character.