Matthew 13:25:7Matt.13.25.W7TAB

ἦλθεν

êlthen

came

Transliteration
ÊL-then
Extended
AYL-then
IPA
/ˈɛːl.tʰen/

Meaning by language

English
came

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Result
ἦλ + θεν
êl + then
êlthen

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Thetath — as in thin
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊL-then

  2. 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

The main aorist verb elthen {ἦλθεν | êlthen} “he came” introduces the subject ho echthros {ὁ ἐχθρὸς | ho echthròs} “the enemy,” whose definiteness (marked by the article ho) portrays a specific, recognizable adversary.

In contextMatthew 13:25

But while the people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went away.

About this coordinate

Matthew 13:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 13:25, so the Greek word ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.25.W7.S1) and character.