Matthew 13:17:18Matt.13.17.W18TAB
ἀκοῦσαι
akousai
“to hear”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-sai
- Extended
- ah-KOO-sai
- IPA
- /aˈkou.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to hear
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-KOU-sai
- sentence
a-MEN gar LE-gō hy-MEEN HO-ti pol-LOI pro-PHÊ-tai KAI DI-kai-oi e-pe-THY-mē-san i-DEIN HA BLE-pe-te KAI OUK EI-dan KAI a-KOU-sai HA a-KOU-e-te KAI OUK Ê-kou-san
Exegesis
The infinitives idein {ἰδεῖν | i-dein} and akousai {ἀκοῦσαι | a-kou-sai} function as complementary infinitives to epethymēsan, expressing the content of their longing.
In context — Matthew 13:17
For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people desired to see what you see and did not see it, and to hear what you hear and did not hear it.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:17:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 13:17, so the Greek word ἀκοῦσαι (akousai) 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.13.17.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.17.W18.S1) and character.