Matthew 23:19:1Matt.23.19.W1TAB
⸀τυφλοί,
typhloi
“Blind ones”
- Transliteration
- ty-PHLOI
- Extended
- ty-PHLOI
- IPA
- /ty.ˈpʰloi/
Meaning by language
- English
- Blind ones
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ty-PHLOI
- sentence
ty-PHLOI TI GAR MEI-zon TO DÔ-ron Ê TO thy-si-a-STÊ-ri-on TO ha-YA-zon TO DÔ-ron
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vocative adjective typhloi {τυφλοί | typhloí} “blind,” functioning as a sharp direct address to the hearers.
Root and etymology
typhloōtau–upsilon–phi–lambda–omicron–omega–omega
“to blind, render blind”
In context — Matthew 23:19
Blind ones, which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 23:19, so the Greek word ⸀τυφλοί, (typhloi) 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.23.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.19.W1.S1) and character.