Matthew 23:12:8Matt.23.12.W8TAB
ταπεινώσει
tapeinôsei
“will humble”
- Transliteration
- ta-pei-NÔ-sei
- Extended
- tah-pei-NÔ-sei
- IPA
- /ta.piː.ˈnɔː.siː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will humble
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ta-pei-NÔ-sei
- phraseyour reading level
KAI HO-stis ta-pei-NÔ-sei he-au-TON hy-psô-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
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} introduces the mirror image: tapeinōsei heauton {ταπεινώσει ἑαυτόν | tapeinṓsei heautón} describes deliberate self-humbling, followed by the future passive hupsthēsetai {ὑψωθήσεται | hypsōthḗsetai}, again implying an external exalting agent. The chiastic reversal of active and passive verbs between the two halves intensifies the moral principle of reversal. In translation, the future tenses are preserved to retain the proverbial promise or warning, and the reflexive structure “humble himself / exalt himself” is maintained to highlight personal responsibility leading to divinely governed outcomes.
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 23:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 23:12, so the Greek word ταπεινώσει (tapeinôsei) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.12.W8.S1) and character.