Matthew 22:4:11Matt.22.4.W11TAB
ἄριστόν
ariston
“dinner”
- Transliteration
- a-ris-TON
- Extended
- ah-ris-TOHN
- IPA
- /a.risˈton/
Meaning by language
- English
- dinner
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-ris-TON
- phraseyour reading level
i-DOO TO a-ris-TON moo hê-TOI-ma-ka
- clause
i-DOO TO a-ris-TON moo hê-TOI-ma-ka HOI tau-ROI moo KAI TA si-tis-TA te-thy-ME-na KAI PAN-ta HE-toi-ma
- sentence
PA-lin a-PE-stei-len AL-loos DOO-loos LE-gôn EI-pa-te TOIS ke-klê-ME-nois i-DOO TO a-ris-TON moo hê-TOI-ma-ka HOI tau-ROI moo KAI TA si-tis-TA te-thy-ME-na KAI PAN-ta HE-toi-ma DEU-te EIS TOOS GA-moos
Exegesis
The interjection idou {Ἰδοὺ | Idòu} "look" signals attention to the announcement: to ariston {τὸ ἄριστόν | tò á-ris-tón} "the best" as the banquet, followed by hētoimaka {ἡτοίμακα | hē-toí-ma-ka} "I have prepared," indicating completed action with ongoing effects.
Root and etymology
arist-
“best”
In context — Matthew 22:4
Again, he sent other servants, saying, "Say to those who are invited, 'Look, my meal is prepared; my oxen and the fattened animals have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'"
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 22:4, so the Greek word ἄριστόν (ariston) 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.22.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.4.W11.S1) and character.