Matthew 22:2:5Matt.22.2.W5TAB
οὐρανῶν
ooranôn
“heavens”
- Transliteration
- oo-ra-NÔN
- Extended
- oo-rah-NÔHN
- IPA
- /uː.ra.ˈnɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- heavens
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
oo-ra-NÔN
- phraseyour reading level
hô-moi-Ô-thê HÊ ba-si-LEI-a TÔN oo-ra-NÔN an-THRÔ-pôi ba-si-LEI
- sentence
hô-moi-Ô-thê HÊ ba-si-LEI-a TÔN oo-ra-NÔN an-THRÔ-pôi ba-si-LEI HOS-tis e-POI-ê-sen GA-moos TÔI hy-ÔI au-TOO
Exegesis
The subject is introduced by he basileia {ἡ βασιλεία | hē basileía}, “the kingdom,” further specified by the genitive phrase ton ouranon {τῶν οὐρανῶν | tôn ouranôn} “of the heavens,” a characteristic Matthean expression pointing to a heavenly sphere rather than a political entity.
Root and etymology
Rootomicron–upsilon–rho–alpha–nu–omicron–sigma
“sky, heaven”
In context — Matthew 22:2
The kingdom of heaven has been compared to a man, a king , who prepared a wedding feast for his son .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 22:2, so the Greek word οὐρανῶν (ooranôn) 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.22.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.2.W5.S1) and character.