Matthew 22:38:4Matt.22.38.W4TAB
μεγάλη
megalê
“great”
- Transliteration
- me-GA-lê
- Extended
- meh-GAH-lê
- IPA
- /meˈga.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
- sentence
HAU-tê e-STIN hê me-GA-lê KAI PRÔ-tê en-to-LÊ
Exegesis
The article hē {ἡ | hē} introduces the noun entolē {ἐντολή | en-to-lḗ} in the nominative, with the attributive adjectives megalē kai prōtē {μεγάλη καὶ πρώτη | me-gá-lē kaí prô-tē} placed between article and noun, a standard Greek pattern that marks them as modifiers of entolē.
Root and etymology
megasmu–epsilon–gamma–alpha–sigma
“great, large, important”
In context — Matthew 22:38
This is the great and first commandment .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 22:38, 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.22.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.38.W4.S1) and character.