Matthew 20:15:2Matt.20.15.W2TAB
ἔξεστίν
eksestin
“it is permitted”
- Transliteration
- ek-se-STIN
- Extended
- ehk-seh-STEEN
- IPA
- /ek.seˈstin/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is permitted
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-se-STIN
- sentence
ouk ek-se-STIN moi HO THE-lo poi-Ê-sai en TOIS e-MOIS
Exegesis
The verse consists of two parallel rhetorical questions introduced by the negated formula ouk exestin {οὐκ ἔξεστίν | oûk éx-es-tin} “is it not permitted,” asserting the speaker’s unquestioned authority.
Root and etymology
exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“it is permitted, it is lawful”
In context — Matthew 20:15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my possessions ? Or is your eye evil because I am good?
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 20:15, so the Greek word ἔξεστίν (eksestin) 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.20.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.15.W2.S1) and character.