Matthew 23:12:3Matt.23.12.W3TAB
ὑψώσει
hypsôsei
“will exalt”
- Transliteration
- hy-PSÔ-sei
- Extended
- hy-PSÔ-sei
- IPA
- /hy.ˈpsɔː.siː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will exalt
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-PSÔ-sei
- phraseyour reading level
HO-stis DE hy-PSÔ-sei he-au-TON ta-pei-nô-THÊ-se-tai
- sentence
HO-stis DE hy-PSÔ-sei he-au-TON ta-pei-nô-THÊ-se-tai KAI HO-stis ta-pei-NÔ-sei he-au-TON hy-psô-THÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
In the first clause, hupsosei heauton {ὑψώσει ἑαυτόν | hypsṓsei heautón} presents a future action of self-exaltation, with the reflexive pronoun marking the subject as both agent and affected party of the initial action.
In context — Matthew 23:12
But whoever will exalt himself will be humbled , and whoever will humble himself will be exalted .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 23:12, so the Greek word ὑψώσει (hypsôsei) 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.23.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.12.W3.S1) and character.