Matthew 25:21:12Matt.25.21.W12TAB
ὀλίγα
oliga
“a few things”
- Transliteration
- o-LI-ga
- Extended
- oh-LIH-gah
- IPA
- /oˈli.ga/
Meaning by language
- English
- a few things
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
o-LI-ga
- phraseyour reading level
e-PI o-LI-ga ÊS pis-TOS
- clause
EU DOO-le a-ga-THE KAI pis-TE e-PI o-LI-ga ÊS pis-TOS e-PI pol-LÔN se ka-ta-STÊ-sô
- sentence
E-phê au-TÔI ho KY-ri-os au-TOO EU DOO-le a-ga-THE KAI pis-TE e-PI o-LI-ga ÊS pis-TOS e-PI pol-LÔN se ka-ta-STÊ-sô EI-sel-the eis TÊN kha-RAN TOO ky-RI-oo soo
Exegesis
The prepositional clause epi oliga ēs pistos {ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός | e-pì o-lí-ga ês pis-tós} ‘over few things you were faithful’ frames prior faithfulness in a limited sphere, paralleled by epi pollōn se katastēsō {ἐπὶ πολλῶν σε καταστήσω | e-pì pol-lō̂n se ka-ta-stê-sō} ‘over many things I will appoint you’ indicating promised elevation.
In context — Matthew 25:21
His lord said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will appoint you over many. Enter into the joy of your lord.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 25:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 25:21, so the Greek word ὀλίγα (oliga) 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.25.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.25.21.W12.S1) and character.