Matthew 23:5:6Matt.23.5.W6TAB

ποιοῦσιν

poiousin

do

Transliteration
poi-OU-sin
Extended
poi-OO-seen
IPA
/poiˈuː.sin/

Meaning by language

English
do

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Result
ποι + οῦ + σιν
poi + ou + sin
poiousin

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    poi-OU-sin

  2. clause

    PAN-ta DE TA ER-ga au-TÔN poi-OU-sin PROS TO the-a-THÊ-nai TOIS an-THRÔ-pois

  3. sentence

    PAN-ta DE TA ER-ga au-TÔN poi-OU-sin PROS TO the-a-THÊ-nai TOIS an-THRÔ-pois pla-TY-nou-si GAR TA phy-lak-TÊ-ri-a au-TÔN KAI me-ga-LY-nou-si TA KRAS-pe-da

Exegesis

The verse opens with panta de ta erga autōn poiousin {πάντα δὲ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν ποιοῦσιν | pán-ta dè tà ér-ga au-tôn poi-oû-sin} “they do all their works,” where the fronted panta “all” gives prominence to the comprehensive extent of their behavior.

In contextMatthew 23:5

But all their works they do to be seen by people; for they make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.

About this coordinate

Matthew 23:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 23:5, so the Greek word ποιοῦσιν (poiousin) 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.23.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.5.W6.S1) and character.