Matthew 21:18:6Matt.21.18.W6TAB
πόλιν
polin
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lin
- Extended
- PO-lin
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lin/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PO-lin
- sentence
prô-I DE e-pa-NA-gôn eis TÊN PO-lin e-PEI-na-sen
Exegesis
Epanagōn {ἐπανάγων | epanágo̱n} is a present active participle indicating continuous motion by the subject, here Jesus, toward the goal marked by eis tēn polin {εἰς τὴν πόλιν | eis tēn pólēn} ‘into the city.’
Root and etymology
polisp-o-l-i-s
“city”
In context — Matthew 21:18
Now in the morning, while He was going back into the city , He became hungry.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 21:18, so the Greek word πόλιν (polin) 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.21.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.18.W6.S1) and character.