Matthew 23:4:18Matt.23.4.W18TAB
θέλουσιν
theloosin
“are willing”
- Transliteration
- THE-loo-sin
- Extended
- THE-loo-sin
- IPA
- /ˈtʰe.lu.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- are willing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| 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
THE-loo-sin
- phraseyour reading level
au-TOI DE TÔ dak-TY-lô au-TÔN OO THE-loo-sin ki-NÊ-sai au-TA
- 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 adversative clause autoi de tō daktulō autōn ou thelousin kinēsai auta {αὐτοὶ δὲ τῷ δακτύλῳ αὐτῶν οὐ θέλουσιν κινῆσαι αὐτά | autoì dè tȏ daktú-lōi autṓn oû thé-lou-sin kinê-sai autá} contrasts their refusal, with the dative tō daktulō autōn marking the minimal instrument.
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 23:4:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 23:4, so the Greek word θέλουσιν (theloosin) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.4.W18.S1) and character.