Matthew 20:28:14Matt.20.28.W14TAB
ψυχὴν
psykhên
“life”
- Transliteration
- psy-KHÊN
- Extended
- psy-KHÊN
- IPA
- /psy.ˈkʰeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
psy-KHÊN
- sentence
HÔS-per HO hy-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo ook ÊL-then di-a-ko-nê-THÊ-nai al-LA di-a-ko-NÊ-sai KAI DOO-nai TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOO LY-tron an-TI pol-LÔN
Exegesis
The accusative ten psychen autou {τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ | tēn psychḗn au-toû} indicates the total self-offering, depicted as lutron anti pollon {λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν | lý-tron an-tí pol-lôn} ‘ransom for many’, emphasizing substitutionary redemption. English mirrors this structure with repeated infinitives and renders key theological terms to convey the mission of the Son of Man.
Root and etymology
psychepsi–upsilon–chi–eta
“life, self, inner person”
In context — Matthew 20:28
Just as the Son of Man did not come to receive service, but came to serve and to offer His life as a ransom for many.
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:28:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 20:28, so the Greek word ψυχὴν (psykhên) 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.20.28.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.28.W14.S1) and character.