Matthew 13:2:20Matt.13.2.W20TAB
εἱστήκει
heistêkei
“was standing”
- Transliteration
- hei-STÊ-kei
- Extended
- hei-STÊ-kei
- IPA
- /heiˈstɛː.kei/
Meaning by language
- English
- was standing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hei-STÊ-kei
- sentence
KAI sy-NÊKH-thê-san pros au-TON OKH-loi pol-LOI HÔS-te au-TON eis PLOI-on em-BAN-ta ka-THÊS-thai KAI PAS ho OKH-los e-PI ton ai-gi-a-LON hei-STÊ-kei
Exegesis
The verse concludes with a contrasting description: kai pas ho ochlos epi ton aigialon heistēkei {καὶ πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος ἐπὶ τὸν αἰγιαλὸν εἱστήκει | kaí pâs ho ókh-los e-pí tòn ai-gi-a-lòn hei-stḗ-kei}. The subject pas ho ochlos ‘the whole crowd’ is singular, presenting them as a unified group. The pluperfect heistēkei ‘was standing’ functions with an imperfective, stative nuance, portraying an ongoing posture along the shore, while epi with the accusative marks extension over the shoreline. English reorders some elements for natural flow but preserves the event-result structure and the spatial contrast between Jesus in the boat and the crowd on the shore.
In context — Matthew 13:2
And many crowds were gathered to Him , so that He entered into a boat and sat down, and all the crowd was standing on the shore .
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:2:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 13:2, so the Greek word εἱστήκει (heistêkei) 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.13.2.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.2.W20.S1) and character.