Matthew 6:20:9Matt.6.20.W9PAT

σὴς

sês

moth

Transliteration
SÊS
Extended
SÊHS
IPA
/ˈsɛːs/

Meaning by language

English
moth
French
mite
Spanish
polilla
Portuguese
traça
German
Motte
Russian
моль
Arabic-Simplified
عثة
Hindi
पतंगा
Chinese-Simplified
蛾子
Korean
나방
Indonesian
ngengat
Bengali
পতঙ্গ
Tagalog
gamu-gamo
Swahili
nondo
Amharic
እራብ
Yoruba
àmòtẹ́
Igbo
nunu
Twi
afuo
Ewe
ngɔ̃

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Etai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    SÊS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HO-pou OU-te SÊS OU-te BRÔ-sis a-pha-NI-dzei

  3. sentence

    thê-sau-RI-dze-te DE hy-MEEN thê-sau-ROUS en ou-ra-NÔ HO-pou OU-te SÊS OU-te BRÔ-sis a-pha-NI-dzei KAI HO-pou KLEP-tai ou di-o-RYS-sou-sin ou-DE KLEP-tou-sin

In contextMatthew 6:20

store up but for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves not dig through nor steal

About this coordinate

Matthew 6:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 6:20, so the Greek word σὴς (sês) 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.6.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.6.20.W9.S1) and character.