Matthew 22:25:14Matt.22.25.W14TAB
ἔχων
ekhôn
“having”
- Transliteration
- E-khôn
- Extended
- EH-khôhn
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-khôn
- phraseyour reading level
KAI MÊ E-khôn SPER-ma a-PHÊ-ken TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOU TÔI a-del-PHÔI au-TOU
- clause
KAI ho PRÔ-tos YÊ-mas e-te-LEU-tê-sen KAI MÊ E-khôn SPER-ma a-PHÊ-ken TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOU TÔI a-del-PHÔI au-TOU
- sentence
Ê-san DE par hê-MIN hep-TA a-del-PHOI KAI ho PRÔ-tos YÊ-mas e-te-LEU-tê-sen KAI MÊ E-khôn SPER-ma a-PHÊ-ken TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOU TÔI a-del-PHÔI au-TOU
Exegesis
The participle mē echōn sperma {μὴ ἔχων σπέρμα | mḕ échōn spé-rma} ‘not having offspring’ with negation signals absence of heirs, a legal condition.
Root and etymology
echoepsilon–chi–omega
“to have, hold, possess”
In context — Matthew 22:25
Now there were among us seven brothers, and the first , having married, died; and not having offspring, he left his wife to his brother .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:25:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 22:25, so the Greek word ἔχων (ekhôn) 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.22.25.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.25.W14.S1) and character.