Matthew 21:16:17Matt.21.16.W17TAB
Ἐκ
ek
“Out of”
- Transliteration
- ek
- Extended
- ehk
- IPA
- /ek/
Meaning by language
- English
- Out of
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite |
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Word in context
- word
ek
- sentence
oo-DE-po-te a-NEG-no-te HO-ti ek STO-ma-tos nê-PI-ôn KAI thê-la-ZON-tôn ka-têr-TI-sô AI-non
Exegesis
The clause ek stomatos {ἐκ στόματος | ek stó-ma-tos} ‘from the mouth’ uses ek with the genitive to indicate source, and nēpiōn {νηπίων | nē-pí-ōn} and thēlazontōn {θηλαζόντων | thē-laz-ón-tōn} function as genitives of source.
Root and etymology
tek-tau–epsilon–kappa
“child, offspring”
In context — Matthew 21:16
And they said to Him, “Do You hear what these are uttering?” But Jesus says to them, “Yes; Have You never read that, ‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise’?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:16:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 21:16, so the Greek word Ἐκ (ek) 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.21.16.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.16.W17.S1) and character.