Matthew 23:33:3Matt.23.33.W3TAB
ἐχιδνῶν,
ekhidnôn
“vipers”
- Transliteration
- e-khid-NÔN
- Extended
- e-khid-NÔN
- IPA
- /e.kʰidˈnɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- vipers
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-khid-NÔN
- phraseyour reading level
O-pheis ye-NÊ-ma-ta e-khid-NÔN
- sentence
O-pheis ye-NÊ-ma-ta e-khid-NÔN PÔS PHY-yê-te a-PO TÊS KRI-se-ôs TÊS ye-EN-nês
Exegesis
This is immediately expanded by the appositional phrase gennēmata ekhidnōn {γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν | gennḗmata ekhidnôn}, “offspring of vipers,” which intensifies the denunciation by presenting the audience as the progeny of venomous creatures, a metaphor for inherited malice and danger.
In context — Matthew 23:33
Serpents , offspring of vipers, how will you escape from the judgment of hell?
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 23:33, so the Greek word ἐχιδνῶν, (ekhidnôn) 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.23.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.33.W3.S1) and character.