Matthew 23:19:6Matt.23.19.W6TAB
δῶρον
dôron
“gift”
- Transliteration
- DÔ-ron
- Extended
- DÔ-ron
- IPA
- /ˈdɔː.ron/
Meaning by language
- English
- gift
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
DÔ-ron
- 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 neuter comparative meizōn {μείζων | meízōn} “greater” stands predicatively and conceptually takes as its comparison the two neuter substantives to doron {τὸ δῶρον | tó dô-ron} “the gift” and to thysiastērion {τὸ θυσιαστήριον | tó thys-i-as-tḗ-ri-on} “the altar.”
The final to doron {τὸ δῶρον | tó dô-ron} is the object of the participle, making the altar the agent that confers holiness on the gift. In English, the participial phrase is best rendered as a relative clause, “the altar that sanctifies the gift,” preserving both the attributive relation and the focus on the altar as the true source of consecration in the comparison.
Root and etymology
didōmidelta–iota–delta–omega–mu–iota
“to give”
In context — Matthew 23:19
Blind ones, which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 23:19, so the Greek word δῶρον (dôron) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.19.W6.S1) and character.