Matthew 23:4:11Matt.23.4.W11TAB
ἀνθρώπων,
anthrôpôn
“people”
- Transliteration
- an-THRÔ-pôn
- Extended
- an-THRÔ-pôn
- IPA
- /an.ˈtʰrɔː.pɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-THRÔ-pôn
- 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 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
anthroposalpha–nu–theta–rho–omega–pi–omicron–sigma
“human being, person”
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 23:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 23:4, so the Greek word ἀνθρώπων, (anthrôpôn) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.4.W11.S1) and character.