Matthew 24:7:4Matt.24.7.W4TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“against”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PI
- IPA
- /e.ˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- against
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-PI
- phraseyour reading level
e-yer-THÊ-se-tai GAR ETH-nos e-PI ETH-nos KAI ba-si-LEI-a e-PI ba-si-LEI-an
- sentence
e-yer-THÊ-se-tai GAR ETH-nos e-PI ETH-nos KAI ba-si-LEI-a e-PI ba-si-LEI-an KAI E-son-tai li-MOI KAI seis-MOI ka-TA TO-poos
Exegesis
The parallel phrases ethnos epi ethnos {ἔθνος ἐπὶ ἔθνος | éth-nos epì éth-nos} and basileia epi basileian {βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν | ba-si-lē-a epì ba-si-lē-an} employ identical noun–preposition–noun patterns, creating a balanced chiastic structure that emphasizes escalating hostilities from national to royal levels.
Root and etymology
strephōsigma–tau–rho–epsilon–phi–omega
“to turn, return”
In context — Matthew 24:7
For nation will be raised up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 24:7, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.24.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.7.W4.S1) and character.