Matthew 3:4:10Matt.3.4.W10TAB
τριχῶν
trikhôn
“hairs of”
- Transliteration
- tri-KHÔN
- Extended
- tri-KHÔHN
- IPA
- /tri.ˈkʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- hairs of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
tri-KHÔN
- phraseyour reading level
au-TOS DE HO i-ô-AN-nês EI-khen TO EN-dy-ma au-TOO a-PO tri-KHÔN ka-MÊ-loo KAI ZÔ-nên der-ma-TI-nên pe-RI TÊN os-PHYN au-TOO
- sentence
au-TOS DE HO i-ô-AN-nês EI-khen TO EN-dy-ma au-TOO a-PO tri-KHÔN ka-MÊ-loo KAI ZÔ-nên der-ma-TI-nên pe-RI TÊN os-PHYN au-TOO HÊ DE tro-PHÊ ÊN au-TOO a-KRI-des KAI ME-li A-gri-on
Exegesis
The direct object phrase to endyma autou apo trichōn kamēlou {τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τριχῶν καμήλου | tò éndyma autoû apó trikhôn kamḗlou} is ordered article–noun–pronoun–prepositional phrase, with apo plus the genitive specifying material (“made from hairs of camel”).
In context — Matthew 3:4
But this John had his garment made from camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
About this coordinate
Matthew 3:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 3:4, so the Greek word τριχῶν (trikhôn) 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.3.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.3.4.W10.S1) and character.