Matthew 23:13:24Matt.23.13.W24TAB
ἀφίετε
aphiete
“you allow”
- Transliteration
- a-PHI-e-te
- Extended
- ah-PHI-eh-teh
- IPA
- /aˈpʰi.e.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you allow
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
a-PHI-e-te
- phraseyour reading level
ou-DE TOUS ei-ser-kho-ME-nous a-PHI-e-te ei-sel-THEIN
- clause
hy-MEIS GAR ouk ei-SER-khe-sthe ou-DE TOUS ei-ser-kho-ME-nous a-PHI-e-te ei-sel-THEIN
- 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 explanatory gar {γὰρ | gàr} ‘for’ introduces parallel statements: humeis {ὑμεῖς | humeîs} ‘you’ ouk eisérkhesthe {οὐκ εἰσέρχεσθε | ouk eisérkhesthe} ‘do not enter’, and oude {οὐδὲ | oudè} ‘nor’ tous eiserkhomenous {τοὺς εἰσερχομένους | toùs eiserkhoménous} ‘those entering’ aphíete {ἀφίετε | aphíete} ‘you allow’ eiselthein {εἰσελθεῖν | eiseltheîn} ‘to enter’. The double negative construction underscores hypocritical exclusion, and the present tenses of kleíete and aphíete convey ongoing action.
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 23:13:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Matthew 23:13, so the Greek word ἀφίετε (aphiete) 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.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.13.W24.S1) and character.