Matthew 20:21:24Matt.20.21.W24TAB
εὐωνύμων
euonymôn
“left”
- Transliteration
- eu-o-NY-môn
- Extended
- eu-oh-NY-môn
- IPA
- /eu.oˈny.mɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- left
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
eu-o-NY-môn
- clause
ei-PE HI-na ka-THI-sô-sin OO-toi hoi DY-o hyi-OI moo HEIS ek de-ksi-ÔN soo KAI HEIS eks eu-o-NY-môn soo en TÊI ba-si-LEI-a soo
- sentence
LE-yei au-TÔI ei-PE HI-na ka-THI-sô-sin OO-toi hoi DY-o hyi-OI moo HEIS ek de-ksi-ÔN soo KAI HEIS eks eu-o-NY-môn soo en TÊI ba-si-LEI-a soo
Exegesis
The coordinated structure εἷς ἐκ δεξιῶν σου καὶ εἷς ἐξ εὐωνύμων σου {εἷς ἐκ δεξιῶν σου καὶ εἷς ἐξ εὐωνύμων σου | heîs ek de-xi-ôn sou kaí heîs ex eu-ō-ný-mōn sou} forms a balanced pair, marking two symmetrical positions of privilege at the right and left of Jesus, which in the cultural context imply highest honor and authority.
In context — Matthew 20:21
But He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to Him, “Say that these two sons of mine may sit, one at Your right and one at Your left, in Your kingdom .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:21:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Matthew 20:21, so the Greek word εὐωνύμων (euonymôn) 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.20.21.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.21.W24.S1) and character.