Matthew 20:25:12Matt.20.25.W12TAB
ἐθνῶν
ethnôn
“Gentiles”
- Transliteration
- e-THNÔN
- Extended
- eh-THNÔHN
- IPA
- /e.tʰˈnɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Gentiles
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-THNÔN
- clause
OI-da-te HO-ti hoi AR-khon-tes TÔN e-THNÔN ka-ta-ky-ri-EU-oo-sin au-TÔN KAI hoi me-GA-loi ka-te-ksoo-si-A-zoo-sin au-TÔN
- sentence
ho DE ee-ay-SOOS pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos au-TOUS EI-pen OI-da-te HO-ti hoi AR-khon-tes TÔN e-THNÔN ka-ta-ky-ri-EU-oo-sin au-TÔN KAI hoi me-GA-loi ka-te-ksoo-si-A-zoo-sin au-TÔN
Exegesis
The first subject hoi archontes {οἱ ἄρχοντες | hoi ár-chon-tes} ‘the rulers’ is modified by the genitive phrase ton ethnon {τῶν ἐθνῶν | tōn eth-nôn} ‘of the nations/Gentiles’, marking these rulers as non-Jewish political authorities.
In context — Matthew 20:25
But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations domineer over them, and the great ones exercise authority over them.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 20:25, so the Greek word ἐθνῶν (ethnôn) 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.20.25.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.25.W12.S1) and character.