Matthew 21:42:20Matt.21.42.W20TAB
παρὰ
para
“from”
- Transliteration
- pa-RA
- Extended
- pah-RAH
- IPA
- /pa.ˈra/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
pa-RA
- phraseyour reading level
pa-RA ky-RI-oo e-YE-ne-to HAU-tê
- clause
pa-RA ky-RI-oo e-YE-ne-to HAU-tê KAI ES-tin thau-ma-STÊ en oph-thal-MOIS hê-MON
- 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
Houtos egenēthē eis kephalēn gōnías {οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας | hoûtos e-ge-nḗ-thē eis ke-pha-lḗn gō-ní-as} ‘this one became the head of the corner’ signals transformational result, while para kyriou {παρὰ κυρίου | pa-rà ku-rí-ou} ‘from the Lord’ marks divine agency.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omega
“to throw alongside, compare”
In context — Matthew 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 21:42:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 21:42, so the Greek word παρὰ (para) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.42.W20.S1) and character.