Matthew 13:45:10Matt.13.45.W10TAB
ζητοῦντι
dzêtounti
“searching”
- Transliteration
- dzê-TOUN-ti
- Extended
- dzay-TOON-tih
- IPA
- /dzɛːˈtuːn.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- searching
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
dzê-TOUN-ti
- sentence
PA-lin ho-MOI-a e-STIN hê ba-si-LEI-a tôn ou-ra-NÔN an-THRÔ-pō em-PÓ-rō dzê-TOUN-ti ka-LOUS mar-ga-RI-tas
Exegesis
The present active participle zetounti {ζητοῦντι | zē-toûn-ti} modifies emporo, portraying the merchant in ongoing activity, “seeking.”
In context — Matthew 13:45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a merchant , seeking beautiful pearls.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:45:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 13:45, so the Greek word ζητοῦντι (dzêtounti) 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.13.45.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.45.W10.S1) and character.