Matthew 22:20:6Matt.22.20.W6TAB
εἰκὼν
eikôn
“image”
- Transliteration
- ei-KÔN
- Extended
- ei-KÔN
- IPA
- /iː.ˈkɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- image
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ei-KÔN
- clause
TI-nos HÊ ei-KÔN HAU-tê KAI HÊ e-pi-gra-PHÊ
- sentence
KAI LE-yei au-TOIS TI-nos HÊ ei-KÔN HAU-tê KAI HÊ e-pi-gra-PHÊ
Exegesis
The article he {ἡ | hē} plus eikon {εἰκὼν | ei-kôn} forms the nominal phrase “the image,” and the demonstrative haute {αὕτη | hau-tē} specifies “this particular” image, pointing deictically to the object in view (the coin).
Root and etymology
eik-epsilon–iota–kappa
“likeness, form”
In context — Matthew 22:20
And He says to them, “Whose image is this, and whose inscription?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 22:20, so the Greek word εἰκὼν (eikôn) 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.22.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.20.W6.S1) and character.