Matthew 21:42:10Matt.21.42.W10TAB

Λίθον

leethon

stone

Transliteration
LEE-thon
Extended
LEE-thon
IPA
/ˈli.tʰon/

Meaning by language

English
stone

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Result
Λί + θον
lee + thon
leethon

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Iotai — as in machine
Thetath — as in thin
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    LEE-thon

  2. clause

    LEE-thon HON a-pe-do-KI-ma-san hoi oi-ko-do-MOON-tes HOU-tos e-ye-NÊ-thê eis ke-pha-LÊN gô-NI-as

  3. sentence

    LE-yei au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS ou-DE-po-te a-NEG-no-te en TAIS gra-PHAIS LEE-thon HON a-pe-do-KI-ma-san hoi oi-ko-do-MOON-tes HOU-tos e-ye-NÊ-thê eis ke-pha-LÊN gô-NI-as pa-RA ky-RI-oo e-YE-ne-to HAU-tê KAI ES-tin thau-ma-STÊ en oph-thal-MOIS hê-MON

Exegesis

The relative clause lithon hon apedokimasan hoi oikodomountes {Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες | Lí-thon hon a-pe-do-ki-ma-san hoi oi-ko-do-moûn-tes} ‘the stone which the builders rejected’ sets the scene of rejection.

In contextMatthew 21:42

Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this came from the Lord , and it is marvelous in our eyes.’”

About this coordinate

Matthew 21:42:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 21:42, so the Greek word Λίθον (leethon) 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.21.42.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.42.W10.S1) and character.