Matthew 22:5:15Matt.22.5.W15TAB
ἐμπορίαν
emporian
“business”
- Transliteration
- em-po-RI-an
- Extended
- ehm-po-RI-an
- IPA
- /em.po.ˈri.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- business
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
em-po-RI-an
- phraseyour reading level
HOS DE e-PI TÊN em-po-RI-an au-TOU
- sentence
hoi DE a-me-LÊ-san-tes a-PÊL-thon HOS MEN EIS TON I-di-on a-GRON HOS DE e-PI TÊN em-po-RI-an au-TOU
Exegesis
The main verb apelthon {ἀπῆλθον | apêlthon} then describes the departure, followed by two relative clauses introduced by hos…men…de {ὃς…μὲν…δὲ | hós…mèn…dè} that present contrasting destinations: one into the idion agron {ἴδιον ἀγρόν | idíon agrón} (“own field”) and another epi tēn emporian autou {ἐπὶ τὴν ἐμπορίαν αὐτοῦ | epì tēn emporían autoû} (“onto his business”). The men…de pairing emphasizes the contrast between the two actions, and the prepositional phrases eis… (into) and epi… (onto) highlight the distinct affairs that distracted the invitees.
Root and etymology
émporose-m-p-o-r-o-s
“merchant, trader”
In context — Matthew 22:5
But they, having disregarded , went away—one indeed to his own field, and another to his business .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:5:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Matthew 22:5, so the Greek word ἐμπορίαν (emporian) 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.22.5.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.5.W15.S1) and character.