Matthew 21:31:30Matt.21.31.W30TAB
βασιλείαν
basileian
“kingdom of”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-an
- Extended
- bah-si-LEI-ahn
- IPA
- /ba.si.ˈlei.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-an
- clause
a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN HO-ti OI te-LÔ-nai KAI HAI POR-nai pro-A-goo-sin hy-MAS EIS TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TOO the-OO
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN HO-ti OI te-LÔ-nai KAI HAI POR-nai pro-A-goo-sin hy-MAS EIS TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TOO the-OO
Exegesis
The nominative subjects hói telō̂nai kai haí pórnai {οἱ τελῶναι καὶ αἱ πόρναι | hói te-lô-nai kaì haí pór-nai} contrast with the addressed audience, and the present indicative proágousin {προάγουσιν | pro-á-gou-sin} ‘go before’ highlights their unexpected precedence into tḗn basileían theoû {τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ | tḗn ba-si-le-í-an toû the-oû}. The Greek order foregrounds the question and the surprising example of social outcasts, which the English preserves by spacing the interrogative and the pronouncement.
Root and etymology
βασιλε-
“kingdom; reign”
In context — Matthew 21:31
“Which of the two did the will of his father?” They answered, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes go ahead of you into the kingdom of God .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:31:30 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 30 of Matthew 21:31, so the Greek word βασιλείαν (basileian) 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.21.31.W30, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.31.W30.S1) and character.