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Matthew 18:14

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οὕτως οὐκ ἔστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
θέλημα ἔμπροσθεν τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
πατρὸς ὑμῶν τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
οὐρανοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐρανός

Meaning:

* The sky * Air * Heaven or heavens

278 occurrences in the New Testament.

Οὐρανός is used in Scripture to describe the sky and universe (that is, the visible expanse above the earth) as well as the transcendent realm where God is present. For example, in Matthew 6:26Matthew 24:29Matthew 6:9
ἵνα ἀπόληται ἓν τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
μικρῶν τούτων.plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

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Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
ESV
So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
NIV
In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.
NLT
In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father's will that even one of these little ones should perish.
KJV
Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

Matthew 18:13 ← Matthew 18:14 → Matthew 18:15

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