Matthew 23:24:2Matt.23.24.W2TAB
τυφλοί,
typhloi
“blind”
- Transliteration
- ty-PHLOI
- Extended
- ty-PHLOI
- IPA
- /ty.ˈpʰloi/
Meaning by language
- English
- blind
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ty-PHLOI
- phraseyour reading level
ho-dê-YOI ty-PHLOI
- sentence
ho-dê-YOI ty-PHLOI HOI di-y-LI-zon-tes TON KÔ-nô-pa TÊN DE KA-mê-lon ka-ta-PI-non-tes
Exegesis
The verse begins with hodēgoi {ὁδηγοὶ | hō-dē-gói} ‘guides’ modified by the adjective typhloi {τυφλοί | ty-phl-ó-i} ‘blind’, identifying the addressed as misguided leaders.
Root and etymology
typhloōtau–upsilon–phi–lambda–omicron–omega–omega
“to blind, render blind”
In context — Matthew 23:24
Blind guides , you strain out the gnat but you swallow the camel .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 23:24, so the Greek word τυφλοί, (typhloi) 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.23.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.24.W2.S1) and character.