Matthew 13:17:20Matt.13.17.W20TAB
ἀκούετε
akouete
“you hear”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-e-te
- Extended
- ah-KOO-eh-teh
- IPA
- /aˈkou.e.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you 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 | |
| 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
a-KOU-e-te
- 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
Each infinitive is followed by a relative clause introduced by ha {ἃ | ha}; within these clauses, the present-tense verbs blepete {βλέπετε | ble-pe-te} and akouete {ἀκούετε | a-kou-e-te} describe what the current hearers are now experiencing.
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 13:17:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 13:17, so the Greek word ἀκούετε (akouete) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.17.W20.S1) and character.