Matthew 20:21:28Matt.20.21.W28TAB
βασιλείᾳ
basileia
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-a
- Extended
- bah-si-LEI-ah
- IPA
- /ba.siˈliː.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-a
- 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 prepositional phrase ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου {ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου | en tē̂ ba-si-leí-a sou} ‘in Your kingdom’ situates the request within the eschatological or royal reign of Jesus, so the translation maintains the term “kingdom” in both reconstructions. English word order is adjusted to follow natural dialogue flow and to clarify pronoun references, while preserving the sequential feel of the Greek and the formal force of the ἵνα clause.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
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 20:21:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of Matthew 20:21, so the Greek word βασιλείᾳ (basileia) 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.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.21.W28.S1) and character.