Matthew 23:24:6Matt.23.24.W6TAB
κώνωπα
kônôpa
“gnat”
- Transliteration
- KÔ-nô-pa
- Extended
- KÔ-nô-pa
- IPA
- /ˈkɔː.nɔː.pa/
Meaning by language
- English
- gnat
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
KÔ-nô-pa
- phraseyour reading level
HOI di-y-LI-zon-tes TON KÔ-nô-pa TÊN DE KA-mê-lon ka-ta-PI-non-tes
- 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 participle diylizontes {διϋλίζοντες | di-yli-zón-tes} ‘straining out’ takes the accusative konopa {κώνωπα | kô-nō-pa} ‘the gnat’, highlighting meticulous attention to trivial impurities.
Root and etymology
“tiny biting insect, gnat”
In context — Matthew 23:24
Blind guides , you strain out the gnat but you swallow the camel .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 23:24, so the Greek word κώνωπα (kônôpa) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.24.W6.S1) and character.