Matthew 23:20:8Matt.23.20.W8TAB
ἐν
en
“by”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- en
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- by
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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- 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.
The repetition of en {ἐν | en} ‘in, by’ in en auto {ἐν αὐτῷ | en autṓ} and again in en pasi tois ep autou {ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῦ | en pâsi toîs ep autoû} creates a rhythmic, parallel structure that extends the scope of the oath from the altar itself to everything associated with it. The dative plural pasi with the article tois and the prepositional phrase ep autou ‘on it’ presents the altar’s contents as an inseparable whole with the altar. In translation, the articular participle is rendered as “the one who swears” or “anyone who makes an oath” to preserve its generic, inclusive force, and the repeated preposition en is consistently rendered as “by” to maintain the idea that the entire sphere of the altar and all that is on it is implicated in the oath.
Root and etymology
Geennagamma–epsilon–epsilon–nu–nu–alpha
“Valley of Hinnom, place of burning”
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 23:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 23:20, so the Greek word ἐν (en) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.20.W8.S1) and character.