Matthew 23:6:4Matt.23.6.W4TAB
πρωτοκλισίαν
prôtoklisian
“place of honor”
- Transliteration
- prô-to-kli-SI-an
- Extended
- prô-toh-kli-SI-ahn
- IPA
- /prɔː.to.kliˈsi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- place of honor
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
prô-to-kli-SI-an
- 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 first direct object is the articular noun phrase ten protoklisian {τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν | tēn prō-to-kli-sí-an} ‘the place of honor’, followed by the prepositional phrase en tois deipnois {ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις | en toîs deíp-nois} ‘at the banquets’, which specifies the social setting of formal meals where reclining positions signaled rank.
Root and etymology
protospi–rho–omega–tau–omicron–sigma
“first, foremost”
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 23:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 23:6, so the Greek word πρωτοκλισίαν (prôtoklisian) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.6.W4.S1) and character.