Matthew 13:14:17Matt.13.14.W17TAB
βλέψετε
blépsete
“you will see”
- Transliteration
- BLÉ-pse-te
- Extended
- BLÉ-pseh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈblep.se.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will see
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BLÉ-pse-te
- sentence
KAI a-na-plê-ROU-tai au-TOIS hê pro-phê-tei-A hê-sa-EE-ou hê LE-gou-sa a-ko-Ê a-KOU-se-te KAI ou mê sy-NÊ-te KAI BLÉ-pon-tes BLÉ-pse-te KAI ou mê Í-dê-te
Exegesis
Within the quotation, the clause Akoē {Ἀκοῇ | Akoē̂} plus akoúsēte {ἀκούσετε | akoúsēte} uses a dative noun with its cognate future verb to stress sensory experience, paralleled by blepontes {βλέποντες | blépontes} and blepsete {βλέψετε | blépsete} for vision.
Root and etymology
blepōblépō
“to see, look at”
In context — Matthew 13:14
And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: “In hearing you will hear, and you will certainly not understand, and seeing you will see, and you will certainly not perceive.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:14:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 13:14, so the Greek word βλέψετε (blépsete) 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.13.14.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.14.W17.S1) and character.