Matthew 21:38:9Matt.21.38.W9TAB
ἑαυτοῖς·
heautois
“themselves”
- Transliteration
- he-au-TOIS
- Extended
- he-au-TOIS
- IPA
- /he.au.ˈtois/
Meaning by language
- English
- themselves
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-au-TOIS
- 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 main verb eipon {εἶπον | eîpon} ‘they said’ introduces direct speech, with the prepositional phrase en heautois {ἐν ἑαυτοῖς | heautoîs} ‘among themselves’ indicating private deliberation.
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 21:38:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 21:38, so the Greek word ἑαυτοῖς· (heautois) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.38.W9.S1) and character.