Matthew 13:17:7Matt.13.17.W7TAB
προφῆται
prophêtai
“prophets”
- Transliteration
- pro-PHÊ-tai
- Extended
- proh-PHEH-tai
- IPA
- /proˈpʰɛː.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- prophets
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-PHÊ-tai
- 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
Within that clause, the compound subject polloi prophētai kai dikaioi {πολλοὶ προφῆται καὶ δίκαιοι | pol-loi pro-phē-tai kai di-kai-oi} precedes the aorist verb epethymēsan {ἐπεθύμησαν | e-pe-thy-mē-san}, placing focus on the many prophetic and righteous figures of Israel’s past.
Root and etymology
prophēmipi rho omicron phi eta mu iota
“to speak forth, proclaim beforehand”
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 13:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 13:17, so the Greek word προφῆται (prophêtai) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.17.W7.S1) and character.