Matthew 22:36:4Matt.22.36.W4TAB
μεγάλη
megalê
“great”
- Transliteration
- me-GA-lê
- Extended
- meh-GAH-lê
- IPA
- /me.ˈga.leː/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-GA-lê
- phraseyour reading level
po-I-a en-to-LÊ me-GA-lê en TÔI NO-môi
- 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
megasmu–epsilon–gamma–alpha–sigma
“great, large, important”
In context — Matthew 22:36
Teacher , which commandment is greatest in the law ?
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:36:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 22:36, so the Greek word μεγάλη (megalê) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.36.W4.S1) and character.