Matthew 23:13:14Matt.23.13.W14TAB
ἔμπροσθεν
emprosthen
“before”
- Transliteration
- EM-pros-then
- Extended
- EHM-prohs-thehn
- IPA
- /ˈem.pros.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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 | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EM-pros-then
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HO-ti KLEI-e-te TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TÔN ou-ra-NÔN EM-pros-then TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
- clause
ou-AI DE hy-MEEN gram-ma-TEIS KAI pha-ri-SAI-oi hy-po-kri-TAI HO-ti KLEI-e-te TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TÔN ou-ra-NÔN EM-pros-then TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
- sentence
ou-AI DE hy-MEEN gram-ma-TEIS KAI pha-ri-SAI-oi hy-po-kri-TAI HO-ti KLEI-e-te TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TÔN ou-ra-NÔN EM-pros-then TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn hy-MEIS GAR ouk ei-SER-khe-sthe ou-DE TOUS ei-ser-kho-ME-nous a-PHI-e-te ei-sel-THEIN
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} ‘because’ introduces the indictment that kleiete {κλείετε | kleíete} ‘you close’ the ten basileian {τὴν βασιλείαν | tḕn basileíān} ‘the kingdom’ of heaven emprosthen {ἔμπροσθεν | émprosthen} ‘before’ ton anthropon {τῶν ἀνθρώπων | tôn anthrṓpōn} ‘people’.
In context — Matthew 23:13
But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you close the kingdom of heaven in front of people ; for you yourselves do not enter, and you do not allow those who are entering to enter.
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:13:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 23:13, so the Greek word ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen) 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.23.13.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.13.W14.S1) and character.