Matthew 22:1:8Matt.22.1.W8TAB
παραβολαῖς
parabolais
“parables”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-bo-LAIS
- Extended
- pah-rah-boh-LAIS
- IPA
- /pa.ra.bo.ˈlais/
Meaning by language
- English
- parables
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pa-ra-bo-LAIS
- sentence
KAI a-po-kri-THEIS ho ee-ay-SOOS PA-lin EI-pen en pa-ra-bo-LAIS au-TOIS LE-gôn
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en parabolais {ἐν παραβολαῖς | en parabolâis} uses the dative to indicate the manner or medium of speech, “in parables.”
In context — Matthew 22:1
And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables , saying,
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 22:1, so the Greek word παραβολαῖς (parabolais) 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.22.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.1.W8.S1) and character.