Matthew 20:23:12Matt.20.23.W12TAB
δεξιῶν
deksiôn
“right hand”
- Transliteration
- de-ksi-ÔN
- Extended
- deh-ksi-ÔN
- IPA
- /dek.siˈɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- right hand
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
de-ksi-ÔN
- phraseyour reading level
TO DE ka-THI-sai ek de-ksi-ÔN mou KAI eks eu-o-NY-môn ouk ES-tin e-MON DOU-nai
- clause
TO MEN po-TÊ-ri-on mou PI-es-the TO DE ka-THI-sai ek de-ksi-ÔN mou KAI eks eu-o-NY-môn ouk ES-tin e-MON DOU-nai al HOIS hê-TOI-mas-tai hy-PO TOU pa-TROS mou
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOIS TO MEN po-TÊ-ri-on mou PI-es-the TO DE ka-THI-sai ek de-ksi-ÔN mou KAI eks eu-o-NY-môn ouk ES-tin e-MON DOU-nai al HOIS hê-TOI-mas-tai hy-PO TOU pa-TROS mou
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases ek dexión mou kai ex euōnýmōn {ἐκ δεξιῶν μου καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων} specify “from My right sides and from left sides,” idiomatically rendered “at My right hand and at My left.”
In context — Matthew 20:23
He said to them, “You will indeed drink My cup, but to sit at My right hand and at My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 20:23, so the Greek word δεξιῶν (deksiôn) 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.20.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.23.W12.S1) and character.