Matthew 23:6:1Matt.23.6.W1TAB
φιλοῦσι
philoosi
“they love”
- Transliteration
- phi-LOO-si
- Extended
- phi-LOO-si
- IPA
- /pʰiˈluː.si/
Meaning by language
- English
- they love
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
phi-LOO-si
- sentence
phi-LOO-si DE TÊN prô-to-kli-SI-an en TOIS DEIP-nois KAI TAS prô-to-ka-the-DRI-as en TAIS sy-na-gô-GAIS
Exegesis
The clause is a single coordinated sentence built around the finite verb philousi {φιλοῦσι | phi-loû-si} ‘they love’, with the postpositive de {δὲ | de} giving it a mildly contrastive or continuative force in the wider discourse.
Root and etymology
phileophi–iota–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to have affection, to love as a friend”
In context — Matthew 23:6
But they love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues ,
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 23:6, so the Greek word φιλοῦσι (philoosi) 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.23.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.6.W1.S1) and character.