Matthew 4:3:15Matt.4.3.W15TAB
λίθοι
lithoi
“stones”
- Transliteration
- LI-thoi
- Extended
- LI-thoi
- IPA
- /ˈli.tʰoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- stones
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
LI-thoi
- phraseyour reading level
ei-PE HI-na HOI LI-thoi HOO-toi AR-toi YE-nôn-tai
- clause
EI hyi-OS EI TOO the-OO ei-PE HI-na HOI LI-thoi HOO-toi AR-toi YE-nôn-tai
- sentence
KAI pro-sel-THÔN HO pei-RA-zôn EI-pen au-TÔI EI hyi-OS EI TOO the-OO ei-PE HI-na HOI LI-thoi HOO-toi AR-toi YE-nôn-tai
Exegesis
The imperative eipe {εἰπέ | eipé} ‘say’ governs a purpose-result clause introduced by hina {ἵνα | hína} ‘so that’; within that clause, hoi lithoi houtoi {οἱ λίθοι οὗτοι | hoí líthoi hoûtoi} ‘these stones’ are positioned as the proposed subject and artoi genontai {ἄρτοι γένωνται | ártoi génōntai} ‘might become loaves’ expresses the desired transformation. The syntax moves from approach, to challenge, to intended outcome, with the hina-clause making the tempter’s demand sound like a proposed end state rather than a present reality.
In context — Matthew 4:3
And, upon drawing near, the tempter said to Him, “If You are the Son of God , command that these stones become loaves of bread.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 4:3:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Matthew 4:3, so the Greek word λίθοι (lithoi) 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.4.3.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.4.3.W15.S1) and character.