Matthew 13:28:14Matt.13.28.W14TAB
Θέλεις
theleis
“do you want”
- Transliteration
- THE-leis
- Extended
- THEH-leis
- IPA
- /ˈtʰe.leis/
Meaning by language
- English
- do you want
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
THE-leis
- sentence
ho de E-phê au-TOIS ekh-THROS AN-thrô-pos TOU-to e-POI-ê-sen hoi de DOU-loi au-TÔ LE-gou-sin THE-leis oun a-pel-THON-tes syl-LEK-sô-men au-TA
Exegesis
Within their question, Θέλεις οὖν {Θέλεις οὖν | Thé-leis oun} puts the master’s will in the foreground, while the participle ἀπελθόντες {ἀπελθόντες | a-pel-THÓN-tes} functions temporally (“when we go”) or manner-wise, linked to the main subjunctive verb συλλέξωμεν {συλλέξωμεν | syl-LÉ-ksō-men} “should we gather,” which expresses a respectful proposal or request for permission. In translation, the appositional “enemy—a man” construction is preserved to retain the Greek emphasis on a personal hostile agent, and the participle-plus-subjunctive sequence is rendered as “go and gather/pull them up,” maintaining the sense of a suggested course of action.
In context — Matthew 13:28
But he said to them, “An enemy —a man—did this.” Then the servants said to him, “Do you want us, therefore, to go and gather them?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:28:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 13:28, so the Greek word Θέλεις (theleis) 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.13.28.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.28.W14.S1) and character.