Matthew 22:10:20Matt.22.10.W20TAB
⸀γάμος
gamos
“wedding feast”
- Transliteration
- GA-mos
- Extended
- GAH-mohs
- IPA
- /ˈga.mos/
Meaning by language
- English
- wedding feast
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
GA-mos
- clause
KAI e-PLÊS-thê HO GA-mos a-na-kei-ME-nôn
- sentence
KAI ek-sel-THON-tes HOI DOO-loi e-KEI-noi EIS TAS ho-DOOS sy-NÊ-ga-gon PAN-tas HOOS HEU-ron po-nê-ROOS TE KAI a-ga-THOOS KAI e-PLÊS-thê HO GA-mos a-na-kei-ME-nôn
Exegesis
The final clause kai eplēsthē ho gamos anakeimenōn {καὶ ἐπλήσθη ὁ γάμος ἀνακειμένων | kaì eplḗsthē ho gámos anakeiménōn} employs a passive verb 'was filled' with a genitive absolute-like participial phrase 'of those reclining', a typical banquet image. In translation, this genitive participle is rendered as a prepositional phrase or as 'with guests' to make clear that it describes the people occupying the feast rather than modifying 'wedding' adjectivally.
Root and etymology
gameogamma–alpha–mu–epsilon–omega
“to marry”
In context — Matthew 22:10
And those servants went out into the roads and gathered everyone they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was filled with those who were reclining.
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:10:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 22:10, so the Greek word ⸀γάμος (gamos) 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.22.10.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.10.W20.S1) and character.