Matthew 22:25:15Matt.22.25.W15TAB
σπέρμα
sperma
“offspring”
- Transliteration
- SPER-ma
- Extended
- SPEHR-mah
- IPA
- /ˈsper.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- offspring
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SPER-ma
- 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
sper-
“seed, offspring”
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 22:25:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Matthew 22:25, so the Greek word σπέρμα (sperma) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.25.W15.S1) and character.