Matthew 20:16:2Matt.20.16.W2TAB
ἔσονται
esontai
“{they} will be”
- Transliteration
- ES-on-tai
- Extended
- EHS-ohn-tai
- IPA
- /ˈe.son.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- {they} will be
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ES-on-tai
- sentence
HOO-tôs ES-on-tai HOI ES-kha-toi PRÔ-toi KAI HOI PRÔ-toi ES-kha-toi
Exegesis
The finite verb esontai {ἔσονται | é-son-tai} “they will be” is explicitly stated in the first clause and then implied by ellipsis in the second clause, a common Greek stylistic feature that avoids repetition.
In context — Matthew 20:16
Thus the last will be first , and the first will be last.
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 20:16, so the Greek word ἔσονται (esontai) 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.20.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.16.W2.S1) and character.