Matthew 21:11:6Matt.21.11.W6TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- e-stin
- Extended
- eh-stin
- IPA
- /e.stin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-stin
- clause
hoo-TOS e-stin ho pro-PHÊ-tês ee-ay-SOOS ho a-PO na-za-RETH TÊS ga-li-LAI-as
- sentence
hoi DE O-khloi E-le-gon hoo-TOS e-stin ho pro-PHÊ-tês ee-ay-SOOS ho a-PO na-za-RETH TÊS ga-li-LAI-as
Exegesis
The demonstrative houtos {Οὗτός | Hoûtos} “this” with the present verb estin {ἐστιν | estin} forms an identifying declaration.
In context — Matthew 21:11
And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus , from Nazareth, in Galilee.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 21:11, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.21.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.11.W6.S1) and character.