Matthew 13:17:23Matt.13.17.W23TAB
ἤκουσαν
êkousan
“they heard”
- Transliteration
- Ê-kou-san
- Extended
- EH-kOO-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.kou.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they heard
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| 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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-kou-san
- 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 paired negated clauses with ouk {οὐκ | ouk} plus the aorists eidan {εἶδαν | ei-dan} and ēkousan {ἤκουσαν | ē-kou-san} form a carefully balanced antithesis: the earlier prophets and righteous earnestly desired these experiences but did not have them, whereas the disciples now do. The translations preserve this structure by keeping the solemn introductory formula, mirroring the parallelism of “to see … and to hear …,” and maintaining the contrast between past unfulfilled desire and present realized privilege.
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 13:17:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Matthew 13:17, so the Greek word ἤκουσαν (êkousan) 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.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.17.W23.S1) and character.