Matthew 20:28:3Matt.20.28.W3TAB
υἱὸς
hyos
“son”
- Transliteration
- hy-OS
- Extended
- hy-OHS
- IPA
- /hy.ˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- son
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hy-OS
- 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 nominative phrase ho huios tou anthropou {ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου | ho hui-ós tou an-thrṓ-pou} functions as the grammatical subject and a Christological title.
Root and etymology
huiosupsilon–iota–omicron–sigma
“son, descendant”
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 20:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 20:28, so the Greek word υἱὸς (hyos) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.28.W3.S1) and character.