Matthew 21:32:8Matt.21.32.W8TAB
δικαιοσύνης,
dikaiosynês
“righteousness”
- Transliteration
- di-kai-o-SY-nês
- Extended
- di-kai-o-SY-nês
- IPA
- /di.kai.oˈsy.neːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteousness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
di-kai-o-SY-nês
- phraseyour reading level
ÊL-then GAR i-ô-AN-nês PROS hy-MAS en ho-DÔ di-kai-o-SY-nês
- clause
ÊL-then GAR i-ô-AN-nês PROS hy-MAS en ho-DÔ di-kai-o-SY-nês KAI ouk e-pi-STEU-sa-te au-TÔ
- sentence
ÊL-then GAR i-ô-AN-nês PROS hy-MAS en ho-DÔ di-kai-o-SY-nês KAI ouk e-pi-STEU-sa-te au-TÔ oi DE te-LÔ-nai KAI ai POR-nai e-PI-steu-san au-TÔ hy-MEIS DE i-DON-tes ou-DE me-te-me-LÊ-thê-te HY-ste-ron TOU pi-STEU-sai au-TÔ
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ἐν ὁδῷ δικαιοσύνης {ἐν ὁδῷ δικαιοσύνης | en hodō dikaiosynēs} combines the dative ‘way’ with a genitive ‘righteousness’ to portray a mode of living defined by righteousness.
The positioning of οἱ τελῶναι καὶ αἱ πόρναι {οἱ τελῶναι καὶ αἱ πόρναι | hoi telōnai kai hai pornai} before ἐπίστευσαν highlights the unexpected faith of social outcasts, creating a rhetorical contrast with the addressed audience.
Root and etymology
dikaiosdelta–iota–kappa–alpha–iota–omicron–sigma
“righteous, just”
In context — Matthew 21:32
For John came to you in the way of righteousness , and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. You, however, after seeing this, did not repent later so as to believe him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 21:32, so the Greek word δικαιοσύνης, (dikaiosynês) 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.21.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.32.W8.S1) and character.