Matthew 22:36:3Matt.22.36.W3TAB

ἐντολὴ

entolê

commandment

Transliteration
en-to-LÊ
Extended
ehn-toh-LÊ
IPA
/en.to.ˈleː/

Meaning by language

English
commandment

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Result
ἐν + το + λὴ
en + to + lê
entolê

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    en-to-LÊ

  2. phraseyour reading level

    po-I-a en-to-LÊ me-GA-lê en TÔI NO-môi

  3. sentence

    di-DAS-ka-le po-I-a en-to-LÊ me-GA-lê en TÔI NO-môi

Exegesis

The interrogative adjective poia {ποία | po-í-a} precedes and modifies the noun entole {ἐντολή | en-to-lḗ} ‘commandment’, while megale {μεγάλη | me-gá-lē} functions attributively, giving the qualitative sense of a “great” or “weighty” commandment.

Root and etymology

entellomaiepsilon–nu–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omicron–mu–alpha–iota

to order, command

In contextMatthew 22:36

Teacher , which commandment is greatest in the law ?

About this coordinate

Matthew 22:36:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 22:36, so the Greek word ἐντολὴ (entolê) 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.22.36.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.36.W3.S1) and character.