Matthew 23:7:6Matt.23.7.W6TAB
ἀγοραῖς
agorais
“marketplaces”
- Transliteration
- a-go-RAIS
- Extended
- ah-goh-RAIS
- IPA
- /a.go.ˈrais/
Meaning by language
- English
- marketplaces
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-go-RAIS
- clause
KAI TOOS a-spa-SMOOS EN TAIS a-go-RAIS KAI ka-LEIS-thai hy-PO TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
- sentence
KAI TOOS a-spa-SMOOS EN TAIS a-go-RAIS KAI ka-LEIS-thai hy-PO TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn rhab-BI
Exegesis
This is modified by the prepositional phrase en tais agorais {ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς | en taîs agoraîs} ‘in the marketplaces’, where en with the dative specifies the public setting that heightens the honor on display.
Root and etymology
agoraalpha–gamma–omicron–rho–alpha
“marketplace, public assembly place”
In context — Matthew 23:7
And the greetings in the marketplaces , and to be called Rabbi by the people .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 23:7, so the Greek word ἀγοραῖς (agorais) 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.23.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.7.W6.S1) and character.