Matthew 21:15:19Matt.21.15.W19TAB
ἱερῷ
hierôi
“temple”
- Transliteration
- hi-e-RÔI
- Extended
- hi-e-RÔI
- IPA
- /hi.eˈrɔi/
Meaning by language
- English
- temple
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
hi-e-RÔI
- clause
i-DON-tes DE oi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI oi gram-ma-TEIS TA thau-MA-si-a HA e-poi-Ê-sen KAI TOOS PAI-das TOOS KRA-zon-tas en TÔI hi-e-RÔI KAI LE-gon-tas
- sentence
i-DON-tes DE oi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI oi gram-ma-TEIS TA thau-MA-si-a HA e-poi-Ê-sen KAI TOOS PAI-das TOOS KRA-zon-tas en TÔI hi-e-RÔI KAI LE-gon-tas hô-san-NA TÔI hyi-ÔI dau-ID ê-ga-NAK-tê-san
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tō hierō {ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ | en tôi hierôi} ‘in the temple’ situates the acclamation.
In context — Matthew 21:15
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He did and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:15:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Matthew 21:15, so the Greek word ἱερῷ (hierôi) 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.21.15.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.15.W19.S1) and character.