Matthew 23:25:8Matt.23.25.W8TAB
καθαρίζετε
katharizete
“you clean”
- Transliteration
- ka-tha-RI-ze-te
- Extended
- kah-thah-RI-zeh-teh
- IPA
- /ka.tʰa.ˈri.ze.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you clean
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ka-tha-RI-ze-te
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti ka-tha-RI-ze-te TO EK-sô-then TOO po-tê-RI-oo KAI TÊS pa-rop-SI-dos
- sentence
oo-AI hy-MEEN gram-ma-TEIS KAI pha-ri-SAI-oi hy-po-kri-TAI HO-ti ka-tha-RI-ze-te TO EK-sô-then TOO po-tê-RI-oo KAI TÊS pa-rop-SI-dos E-sô-then DE YE-moo-sin eks har-pa-YÊS KAI a-kra-SI-as
Exegesis
The causal conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} ‘because’ introduces the explanatory clause whose main verb is katharizete {καθαρίζετε | katharízete} ‘you cleanse.’
Root and etymology
katharizokappa–alpha–theta–alpha–rho–iota–zeta–omega
“to make clean, cleanse, purify”
In context — Matthew 23:25
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 23:25, so the Greek word καθαρίζετε (katharizete) 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.23.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.25.W8.S1) and character.