Matthew 6:2:3Matt.6.2.W3TAB
ποιῇς
poiês
“you give”
- Transliteration
- poi-ÊS
- Extended
- poi-ÊS
- IPA
- /poi.ˈeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- you give
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
poi-ÊS
- phraseyour reading level
HO-tan OON poi-ÊS e-le-ê-mo-SY-nên
- clause
HO-tan OON poi-ÊS e-le-ê-mo-SY-nên MÊ sal-PI-sês em-pros-THEN sou HÔ-sper OI hy-po-kri-TAI poi-OO-sin en TAIS sy-na-gô-GAIS KAI en TAIS RHY-mais HO-pos do-ksa-STHÔ-sin hy-PO TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
- sentence
HO-tan OON poi-ÊS e-le-ê-mo-SY-nên MÊ sal-PI-sês em-pros-THEN sou HÔ-sper OI hy-po-kri-TAI poi-OO-sin en TAIS sy-na-gô-GAIS KAI en TAIS RHY-mais HO-pos do-ksa-STHÔ-sin hy-PO TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN a-PE-khoo-sin TON mis-THON au-TÔN
Exegesis
The construction hotan with the subjunctive poiēs {ποιῇς | poiēs} ‘you do’ treats almsgiving as an assumed, recurring action, with eleēmosynēn {ἐλεημοσύνην | eleēmosýnēn} as its direct object.
In context — Matthew 6:2
Therefore, whenever you give alms , do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by people. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
About this coordinate
Matthew 6:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 6:2, so the Greek word ποιῇς (poiês) 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.6.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.6.2.W3.S1) and character.