Matthew 13:1:3Matt.13.1.W3TAB
ἡμέρᾳ
hêmerai
“day”
- Transliteration
- hê-ME-rai
- Extended
- hê-MEH-rai
- IPA
- /hɛːˈme.rᾳi/
Meaning by language
- English
- day
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
hê-ME-rai
- sentence
en têi hê-ME-rai e-KEI-nêi ek-sel-THŌN ho ee-ay-SOOS tês oi-KI-as e-KA-thê-to pa-RA tên THA-la-s-san
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal prepositional phrase en {Ἐν | En} tē hēmera ekeinē {τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ | tē hē-mé-rāi e-keí-nēi} “in that day,” situating the narrative in continuity with the preceding events.
Root and etymology
hēmereta–mu–epsilon–rho
“day, daylight”
In context — Matthew 13:1
On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea .
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 13:1, so the Greek word ἡμέρᾳ (hêmerai) 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.13.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.1.W3.S1) and character.