Matthew 23:34:29Matt.23.34.W29TAB
πόλεως
poleôs
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-le-ôs
- Extended
- POH-leh-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈpo.le.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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PO-le-ôs
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KAI eks au-TÔN ma-sti-GÔ-se-te en TAIS sy-na-go-GAIS hy-MÔN KAI di-ÔK-se-te a-PO PO-le-ôs eis PO-lin
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eks au-TÔN a-pok-te-NEI-te KAI stau-RÔ-se-te KAI eks au-TÔN ma-sti-GÔ-se-te en TAIS sy-na-go-GAIS hy-MÔN KAI di-ÔK-se-te a-PO PO-le-ôs eis PO-lin
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di-A TOO-to i-DOO e-GÔ a-po-STEL-lÔ PROS hy-MAS pro-PHÊ-tas KAI so-PHOOS KAI gram-ma-TEIS eks au-TÔN a-pok-te-NEI-te KAI stau-RÔ-se-te KAI eks au-TÔN ma-sti-GÔ-se-te en TAIS sy-na-go-GAIS hy-MÔN KAI di-ÔK-se-te a-PO PO-le-ôs eis PO-lin
Exegesis
Locational details are provided by en tais synagogais hymôn {ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς ὑμῶν | en taîs synagōgaîs hymôn} ‘in your synagogues’ and apó póleōs eis pólin {ἀπὸ πόλεως εἰς πόλιν | apó póleōs eis pólin} ‘from city to city’, emphasizing persecution within religious communities and across regions.
In context — Matthew 23:34
Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city.
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:34:29 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 29 of Matthew 23:34, so the Greek word πόλεως (poleôs) 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.23.34.W29, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.34.W29.S1) and character.