Matthew 21:19:3Matt.21.19.W3TAB

συκῆν

sykên

fig tree

Transliteration
sy-KÊN
Extended
sy-KÊN
IPA
/syˈkeːn/

Meaning by language

English
fig tree

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Result
συ + κῆν
sy + kên
sykên

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Upsiloni — as in machine
Kappak — as in kite
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    sy-KÊN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KAI i-DÔN sy-KÊN MI-an e-PI TÊS ho-DOO ÊL-then ep au-TÊN

  3. clause

    KAI i-DÔN sy-KÊN MI-an e-PI TÊS ho-DOO ÊL-then ep au-TÊN KAI oo-DEN EU-ren en au-TÊ ei MÊ PHYL-la MO-non KAI LE-yei au-TÊ

  4. sentence

    KAI i-DÔN sy-KÊN MI-an e-PI TÊS ho-DOO ÊL-then ep au-TÊN KAI oo-DEN EU-ren en au-TÊ ei MÊ PHYL-la MO-non KAI LE-yei au-TÊ mê-KE-ti ek SOO kar-POS YE-nê-tai eis TON ai-Ô-na KAI ek-sê-RAN-thê pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma HÊ sy-KÊ

Exegesis

The object syken {συκῆν | sukên} ‘fig tree’ is specified by the numeral adjectival mian {μίαν | mían} ‘one’ and located by the genitive prepositional phrase epi tes hodou {ἐπὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ | epì tês ho-doû} ‘beside the road’.

Root and etymology

suk–s-u-k

fig tree

In contextMatthew 21:19

And seeing a fig tree beside the road, Jesus went to it and found nothing on it except leaves. Then He said to it, “May fruit never again come from you forever,” and the fig tree withered immediately.

About this coordinate

Matthew 21:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 21:19, so the Greek word συκῆν (sykên) 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.21.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.19.W3.S1) and character.