Matthew 13:25:12Matt.13.25.W12TAB
ἐπέσπειρεν
epespeiren
“sowed”
- Transliteration
- e-PE-spei-ren
- Extended
- eh-PEH-spei-rehn
- IPA
- /eˈpes.pei̯.ren/
Meaning by language
- English
- sowed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PE-spei-ren
- sentence
en de tôi ka-THEU-dein tous an-THRÔ-pous ÊL-then au-TOU ho ekh-THROS KAI e-PE-spei-ren dzi-DZA-ni-a a-NA ME-son tou SI-tou KAI a-PÊL-then
Exegesis
This is followed by the coordinated aorists epespeiren {ἐπέσπειρεν | epéspeiren} “he sowed” and apelthen {ἀπῆλθεν | apêlthen} “he went away,” forming a compact sequence of completed actions that emphasize the enemy’s swift, clandestine activity.
In context — Matthew 13:25
But while the people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went away.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 13:25, so the Greek word ἐπέσπειρεν (epespeiren) 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.13.25.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.25.W12.S1) and character.