Matthew 23:20:6Matt.23.20.W6TAB
θυσιαστηρίῳ
thysiastêriôi
“altar”
- Transliteration
- thy-si-a-stê-RI-ôi
- Extended
- thy-si-a-stê-RI-ôi
- IPA
- /tʰy.si.a.steː.ˈri.ɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- altar
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
thy-si-a-stê-RI-ôi
- sentence
ho OON o-MO-sas en TÔI thy-si-a-stê-RI-ôi om-NY-ei en au-TÔI KAI en PA-si TOIS e-PA-nô au-TOO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en to thysiasterio {ἐν τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ | en tō thysiastēríō} ‘by the altar’ specifies the object or sphere with respect to which the oath is made.
In context — Matthew 23:20
Therefore, the one who swears by the altar swears by it and by all the things that are on it .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 23:20, so the Greek word θυσιαστηρίῳ (thysiastêriôi) 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.23.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.20.W6.S1) and character.