Matthew 22:39:7Matt.22.39.W7TAB
πλησίον
plêsion
“neighbor of”
- Transliteration
- plê-SI-on
- Extended
- plê-SI-ohn
- IPA
- /pleːˈsi.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- neighbor of
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
plê-SI-on
- clause
a-ga-PÊ-seis TON plê-SI-on soo HÔS se-au-TON
- sentence
deu-TE-ra DE ho-MOI-a au-TÊ a-ga-PÊ-seis TON plê-SI-on soo HÔS se-au-TON
Exegesis
The object phrase ton plesion sou {τὸν πλησίον σου | tón plēsíon sou} combines the article with a substantive adjective and a possessive pronoun to define “your neighbor” as a relationally close other.
Root and etymology
plēsiospi–lambda–eta–sigma–iota–omicron–sigma
“near, close by”
In context — Matthew 22:39
And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:39:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 22:39, so the Greek word πλησίον (plêsion) 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.22.39.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.39.W7.S1) and character.