Matthew 24:46:3Matt.24.46.W3TAB
δοῦλος
doolos
“servant”
- Transliteration
- DOO-los
- Extended
- DOO-los
- IPA
- /ˈduː.los/
Meaning by language
- English
- servant
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DOO-los
- sentence
ma-KA-ri-os ho DOO-los e-KEI-nos HON el-THÔN ho KY-ree-os au-TOO heu-RÊ-sei HOO-tôs poi-OON-ta
Exegesis
The article-noun phrase ho doulos {ὁ δοῦλος | ho doûlos} ‘the servant’ is specified by the demonstrative ekeinos {ἐκεῖνος | ekeínos} ‘that’, highlighting a particular follower.
Root and etymology
deodé-ō
“to bind, enslave”
In context — Matthew 24:46
Blessed is that servant whom his master , when he comes, will find him working .
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:46:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 24:46, so the Greek word δοῦλος (doolos) 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.24.46.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.46.W3.S1) and character.