Matthew 21:38:6Matt.21.38.W6TAB
υἱὸν
hyon
“son”
- Transliteration
- hy-ON
- Extended
- hy-ON
- IPA
- /hy.ˈon/
Meaning by language
- English
- son
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
hy-ON
- clause
hoi DE ye-or-GOI i-DON-tes TON hy-ON EI-pon en he-au-TOIS
- 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 nominative plural subject georgoi {γεωργοὶ | geōrgoì} ‘farmers’ is modified by the aorist participle idontes {ἰδόντες | idóntes} ‘having seen’, linking their recognition of the son huion {υἱὸν | huîon} ‘son’ to their response.
Root and etymology
huiosupsilon–iota–omicron–sigma
“son; male descendant”
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 21:38:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 21:38, so the Greek word υἱὸν (hyon) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.38.W6.S1) and character.