Matthew 23:4:1Matt.23.4.W1TAB
δεσμεύουσιν
desmeuoosin
“They tie up”
- Transliteration
- des-MEU-oo-sin
- Extended
- des-MEU-oo-sin
- IPA
- /des.ˈmeu.uː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- They tie up
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
des-MEU-oo-sin
- phraseyour reading level
des-MEU-oo-sin DE phor-TI-a ba-RE-a KAI e-pi-ti-THÊ-a-sin e-PI TOOS Ô-moos TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
- sentence
des-MEU-oo-sin DE phor-TI-a ba-RE-a KAI e-pi-ti-THÊ-a-sin e-PI TOOS Ô-moos TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn au-TOI DE TÔ dak-TY-lô au-TÔN OO THE-loo-sin ki-NÊ-sai au-TA
Exegesis
The sentence begins with desmeuousin {δεσμεύουσιν | desmeúousin} ‘they bind’ in the present active indicative third person plural, introducing the main action.
Root and etymology
desmeúōdesmeuō
“to bind”
In context — Matthew 23:4
For they bind heavy burdens , difficult to carry, and place them on the shoulders of men, but they themselves are not willing to lift them, even with their finger .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 23:4, so the Greek word δεσμεύουσιν (desmeuoosin) 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.23.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.4.W1.S1) and character.