Matthew 23:19:11Matt.23.19.W11TAB
ἁγιάζον
hayazon
“sanctifying”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA-zon
- Extended
- ha-YA-zon
- IPA
- /ha.ˈʝa.zon/
Meaning by language
- English
- sanctifying
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ha-YA-zon
- phraseyour reading level
TO DÔ-ron Ê TO thy-si-a-STÊ-ri-on TO ha-YA-zon TO DÔ-ron
- 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 article–noun–article–participle–article–noun chain around thysiastērion and hagiazōn {ἁγιάζον | ha-gi-á-zon} “sanctifying” is a characteristic Greek way of forming an attributive participial phrase: “the altar, the one sanctifying the gift.”
Root and etymology
hagiazōalpha–gamma–iota–alpha–zeta–omega
“to make holy, consecrate”
In context — Matthew 23:19
Blind ones, which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 23:19, so the Greek word ἁγιάζον (hayazon) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.19.W11.S1) and character.