Matthew 21:25:11Matt.21.25.W11TAB
ἀνθρώπων;
anthrôpôn
“people”
- Transliteration
- an-THRÔ-pôn
- Extended
- an-THRÔ-pôhn
- IPA
- /anˈtʰrɔː.pɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-THRÔ-pôn
- sentence
eks oo-ra-NOO Ê eks an-THRÔ-pôn
Exegesis
It then presents a binary choice in genitive prepositional phrases ex ouranou {ἐξ οὐρανοῦ | ex ou-ra-noû} ‘from heaven’ and ex anthrōpōn {ἐξ ἀνθρώπων | ex an-thrō-pō̂n} ‘from people,’ linked by the conjunction ē {ἢ | ē̄} ‘or.’
Root and etymology
anthrōposán-thrō-pos
“human being”
In context — Matthew 21:25
The baptism of John—where did it originate, from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:25:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 21:25, so the Greek word ἀνθρώπων; (anthrôpôn) 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.21.25.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.25.W11.S1) and character.