Matthew 21:20:11Matt.21.20.W11TAB
συκῆ;
sykê
“fig tree”
- Transliteration
- sy-KÊ
- Extended
- sy-KÊ
- IPA
- /sy.ˈkeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- fig tree
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sy-KÊ
- clause
PÔS pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma e-ksê-RAN-thê HÊ sy-KÊ
- sentence
KAI i-DON-tes OI ma-thê-TAI e-THAU-ma-san LE-gon-tes PÔS pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma e-ksê-RAN-thê HÊ sy-KÊ
Exegesis
The passive verb exeranthe {ἐξηράνθη | exēránthē} ‘was withered’ focuses on the result without an expressed agent, and the article he {ἡ | hē} with suke {συκῆ | sukē} specifies the fig tree as the subject. This structure intensifies the immediacy and astonishment of the miracle.
Root and etymology
suk-sigma upsilon kappa
“fig tree”
In context — Matthew 21:20
And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 21:20, so the Greek word συκῆ; (sykê) 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.21.20.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.20.W11.S1) and character.