Matthew 21:38:13Matt.21.38.W13TAB
κληρονόμος·
klêronomos
“heir”
- Transliteration
- klê-ro-NO-mos
- Extended
- klê-ro-NO-mos
- IPA
- /kleː.ro.ˈno.mos/
Meaning by language
- English
- heir
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
klê-ro-NO-mos
- clause
hoo-TOS es-tin ho klê-ro-NO-mos
- sentence
hoi DE ye-or-GOI i-DON-tes TON hy-ON EI-pon en he-au-TOIS hoo-TOS es-tin ho klê-ro-NO-mos DEU-te a-pok-TEI-no-men au-TON KAI SKHÔ-men TÊN klê-ro-no-MI-an au-TOU
Exegesis
The demonstrative pronoun houtos {Οὗτός | hoûtós} ‘this’ and the copula estin {ἐστιν | estìn} ‘is’ affirm the son’s status as heir kleronomos {κληρονόμος | klērónomos} ‘heir’.
Root and etymology
klēroskappa–lambda–eta–rho–omicron–sigma
“portion; inheritance”
In context — Matthew 21:38
But the farmers, upon seeing the son, said among themselves, “This is the heir . Come, let us kill him and seize the inheritance .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:38:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 21:38, so the Greek word κληρονόμος· (klêronomos) 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.21.38.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.38.W13.S1) and character.