Matthew 12:5:17Matt.12.5.W17PAT

βεβηλοῦσιν

bebêlousin

{they} profane

Transliteration
be-bê-LOU-sin
Extended
beh-bêh-LOU-sihn
IPA
/be.bɛːˈluː.sin/

Meaning by language

English
{they} profane
French
{ils} profanent
Spanish
{ellos} profanan
Portuguese
{eles} profanam
German
{sie} entweihen
Russian
{они} оскверняют
Arabic-Simplified
يدنسون
Hindi
{वे} अपवित्र करते हैं
Chinese-Simplified
亵渎
Korean
더럽힌다
Indonesian
mereka menajiskan
Bengali
{তারা} অপবিত্র করে
Tagalog
nilalapastangan nila
Swahili
wananajisi
Amharic
ያረክሳሉ
Yoruba
wọ́n ń sọ di ẹlẹgbin
Igbo
ha na-emebi
Twi
wɔgu so
Ewe
wòwo ɖe mɔ

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Result
βε + βη + λοῦ + σιν
be + bê + lou + sin
bebêlousin

Alphabet Analysis

Betav — as in victory
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Betav — as in victory
Etai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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  1. word

    be-bê-LOU-sin

  2. sentence

    Ê ouk a-NEG-no-te en TÔ NO-mô HO-ti TOIS SAB-ba-sin HOI hi-e-REIS en TÔ hi-e-RÔ TO SAB-ba-ton be-bê-LOU-sin KAI a-NAI-ti-OI EI-sin

In contextMatthew 12:5

Or not have you read in the Law how on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple the Sabbath {they} profane and guiltless are

About this coordinate

Matthew 12:5:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 12:5, so the Greek word βεβηλοῦσιν (bebêlousin) 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.12.5.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.12.5.W17.S1) and character.