Matthew 21:44:4Matt.21.44.W4TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“on”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PI
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- on
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
- clause
KAI HO pe-SÔN e-PI TON LI-thon TOO-ton syn-thla-STHÊ-se-tai
- sentence
KAI HO pe-SÔN e-PI TON LI-thon TOO-ton syn-thla-STHÊ-se-tai eph HON d AN PE-SÊ lik-MÊ-sei au-TON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi ton lithon touton {ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον τοῦτον | epì tòn lí-thon toú-ton} ‘on this stone’ specifies the locus of judgment.
Root and etymology
pisteuōpis-té-u-ō
“to trust, believe”
In context — Matthew 21:44
And the one who falls on this stone will be shattered; but if it falls on someone, it will crush him to dust.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:44:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 21:44, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.21.44.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.44.W4.S1) and character.