Matthew 13:10:2Matt.13.10.W2TAB
προσελθόντες
proselthontes
“having approached”
- Transliteration
- pro-sel-THON-tes
- Extended
- proh-sel-THOHN-tehs
- IPA
- /pro.selˈtʰon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having approached
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-sel-THON-tes
- sentence
KAI pro-sel-THON-tes hoi ma-thê-TAI EI-pan au-TOI di-A TI en pa-ra-bo-LAIS la-LEIS au-TOIS
Exegesis
The participle proselthontes {προσελθόντες | proselthóntes} precedes the main verb eipan {εἶπαν | eîpan}, forming a circumstantial participial clause that is best taken temporally, “when they had approached, they said,” highlighting deliberate initiative on the part of the disciples.
In context — Matthew 13:10
And the disciples came and said to Him , “Why do You speak to them in parables ?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 13:10, so the Greek word προσελθόντες (proselthontes) 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.13.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.10.W2.S1) and character.