Matthew 23:14:6Matt.23.14.W6TAB
ὑποκριταί,
hypokritai
“hypocrites”
- Transliteration
- hy-po-kri-TAI
- Extended
- hy-poh-kri-TAI
- IPA
- /hy.po.kri.ˈtai/
Meaning by language
- English
- hypocrites
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-po-kri-TAI
- phraseyour reading level
gram-ma-TEIS KAI pha-ri-SAI-oi hy-po-kri-TAI
- clause
oo-AI hy-MIN gram-ma-TEIS KAI pha-ri-SAI-oi hy-po-kri-TAI HO-ti ka-te-STHI-e-te TAS oi-KI-as TÔN khê-RÔN KAI pro-PHA-sei ma-KRA pro-seu-KHO-me-noi
- sentence
oo-AI hy-MIN gram-ma-TEIS KAI pha-ri-SAI-oi hy-po-kri-TAI HO-ti ka-te-STHI-e-te TAS oi-KI-as TÔN khê-RÔN KAI pro-PHA-sei ma-KRA pro-seu-KHO-me-noi di-A TOO-to LÊ-pse-sthe pe-ris-SO-te-ron KRI-ma
Exegesis
The dative hymin {ὑμῖν | hy-mîn} marks the personal address, then three vocatives—grammateis {γραμματεῖς | gram-ma-teîs}, pharisaioi {φαρισαῖοι | pha-ri-saî-oi}, hypokritai {ὑποκριταί | hy-po-kri-taí}—identify both the social group and their moral character.
Root and etymology
hupokrinomaihypsilon–pi–omicron–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to pretend, to play a role”
In context — Matthew 23:14
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses and for a pretense pray long prayers; therefore you will receive greater judgment .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 23:14, so the Greek word ὑποκριταί, (hypokritai) 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.23.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.14.W6.S1) and character.