Matthew 23:4:10Matt.23.4.W10TAB

τῶν

tôn

of the

Transliteration
TÔN
Extended
TÔN
IPA
/ˈtɔːn/

Meaning by language

English
of the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    TÔN

  2. 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

  3. 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 prepositional phrase epi tous omous tōn anthrōpōn {ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους τῶν ἀνθρώπων | epì toùs ō̂mous tȏn anthrṓpōn} ‘upon the shoulders of the people’ identifies the recipients.

Root and etymology

phoneuōpho-neú-ō

to kill, murder

In contextMatthew 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 23:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 23:4, so the Greek word τῶν (tôn) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.4.W10.S1) and character.