Matthew 6:2:7Matt.6.2.W7TAB
ἔμπροσθέν
emprosthen
“before”
- Transliteration
- em-pros-THEN
- Extended
- em-pros-THEN
- IPA
- /em.pros.ˈtʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
em-pros-THEN
- phraseyour reading level
MÊ sal-PI-sês em-pros-THEN sou
- 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 prohibition mē salpisēs {μὴ σαλπίσῃς | mē salpísēs} combines the negative particle with the aorist subjunctive to forbid a specific type of ostentatious act, metaphorically described as trumpet blowing before oneself, clarified by the prepositional phrase emprosthen sou {ἔμπροσθέν σου | émprosthen sou} ‘in front of you’.
Root and etymology
heiseta–iota–sigma
“one, a single entity”
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 6:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 6:2, so the Greek word ἔμπροσθέν (emprosthen) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.6.2.W7.S1) and character.