Matthew 23:21:7Matt.23.21.W7TAB
ὀμνύει
omnyei
“{he} swears”
- Transliteration
- om-NY-ei
- Extended
- ohm-NY-ei
- IPA
- /omˈny.ei/
Meaning by language
- English
- {he} swears
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
om-NY-ei
- sentence
KAI ho o-MO-sas en TÔI na-ÔI om-NY-ei en au-TÔI KAI en TÔI ka-toi-KOUN-ti au-TON
Exegesis
The main verb omnúei {ὀμνύει | omnúei} ‘swears’ in the present indicative imparts a generalizing force.
In context — Matthew 23:21
And the one who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 23:21, so the Greek word ὀμνύει (omnyei) 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.23.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.21.W7.S1) and character.