Matthew 27:7:1Matt.27.7.W1TAB
συμβούλιον
symboolion
“counsel”
- Transliteration
- sym-BOO-li-on
- Extended
- sym-BOO-li-on
- IPA
- /sym.ˈbuː.li.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- counsel
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sym-BOO-li-on
- sentence
sym-BOO-li-on DE la-BON-tes ê-GO-ra-san eks au-TÔN TON a-GRON TOO ke-ra-ME-ôs eis ta-PHÊN TOIS KSE-nois
Exegesis
The verse begins with the noun symboulion {συμβούλιον | sým-bou-li-on} modified by the conjunction de {δὲ | dè}, introducing the temporal participle labontes {λαβόντες | la-bón-tes} ‘having taken counsel’ which leads to the main verb ēgorasān {ἠγόρασαν | ē-gó-ra-sân} ‘they bought.’
Root and etymology
boulebeta–omicron–upsilon–lambda–eta
“counsel, purpose”
In context — Matthew 27:7
So after taking counsel , they bought the potter’s field with the money as a burial place for the strangers .
About this coordinate
Matthew 27:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 27:7, so the Greek word συμβούλιον (symboolion) 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.27.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.27.7.W1.S1) and character.