Matthew 21:43:15Matt.21.43.W15TAB
ἔθνει
ethnei
“to a people”
- Transliteration
- ETH-nei
- Extended
- EHth-nei
- IPA
- /ˈetʰ.nei/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ETH-nei
- sentence
di-A TOU-to LE-gô hy-MIN HO-ti ar-THÊ-se-tai aph hy-MÔN HÊ ba-si-LEI-a TOU the-OU KAI do-THÊ-se-tai ETH-nei poi-OUN-ti TOUS kar-POUS au-TÊS
Exegesis
The dative recipient ethnēi {ἔθνει | éth-nei} ‘to a nation’ is modified by the participle poiounti {ποιοῦντι | poi-oûn-ti} ‘producing,’ with the accusative direct object tous karpous {τοὺς καρποὺς | toùs kar-poùs} ‘the fruits’ and the genitive autēs {αὐτῆς | au-tês} ‘of it’ referring back to the kingdom. This construction underscores the covenant expectation of fruitfulness, and its passive transfer communicates both judgment for unfruitfulness and grace for responsive faith.
In context — Matthew 21:43
Because of this, I say to you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation producing its fruits .
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:43:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Matthew 21:43, so the Greek word ἔθνει (ethnei) 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.21.43.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.43.W15.S1) and character.