Matthew 21:5:6Matt.21.5.W6TAB
ὁ
ho
“{the}”
- Transliteration
- HO
- Extended
- HO
- IPA
- /ˈho/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the}
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
HO
- clause
i-DOO HO ba-si-LEUS soo ER-khe-tai soi pra-YS KAI e-pi-be-bê-KÔS e-PI O-non KAI e-PI PÔ-lon hy-ON hy-po-zy-YI-oo
- sentence
EI-pa-te TÊ thy-ga-TRI si-ÔN i-DOO HO ba-si-LEUS soo ER-khe-tai soi pra-YS KAI e-pi-be-bê-KÔS e-PI O-non KAI e-PI PÔ-lon hy-ON hy-po-zy-YI-oo
Exegesis
The nominative subject ho basileús sou {ὁ βασιλεύς σου | ho basileús sou} ‘your king’ is paired with the present middle-passive indicative érchetai {ἔρχεταί | érchetai} ‘is coming’, conveying assured arrival.
Root and etymology
hypo-
“under-yoke, beast of burden”
In context — Matthew 21:5
Say to the daughter of Zion, “Look, your king is coming to you—gentle and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 21:5, so the Greek word ὁ (ho) 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.21.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.5.W6.S1) and character.