Matthew 22:24:10Matt.22.24.W10TAB
τέκνα,
tekna
“children”
- Transliteration
- TEK-na
- Extended
- TEK-na
- IPA
- /ˈtek.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- children
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
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TEK-na
- phraseyour reading level
e-AN tis a-po-THA-nê MÊ E-khôn TEK-na
- clause
e-AN tis a-po-THA-nê MÊ E-khôn TEK-na e-pi-gam-BREU-sei ho a-del-PHOS au-TOO TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOO KAI a-na-STÊ-sei SPER-ma TÔI a-del-PHÔI au-TOO
- sentence
LE-gon-tes di-DAS-ka-le mô-y-SÊS EI-pen e-AN tis a-po-THA-nê MÊ E-khôn TEK-na e-pi-gam-BREU-sei ho a-del-PHOS au-TOO TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOO KAI a-na-STÊ-sei SPER-ma TÔI a-del-PHÔI au-TOO
Exegesis
The participle mē echōn tekna {μὴ ἔχων τέκνα | mē é-khōn ték-na} is concessive or conditional, specifying the crucial circumstance “not having children.”
In context — Matthew 22:24
They said, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without having children, his brother will marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:24:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 22:24, so the Greek word τέκνα, (tekna) 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.22.24.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.24.W10.S1) and character.