Matthew 13:5:3Matt.13.5.W3TAB

ἔπεσεν

epesen

fell

Transliteration
E-pe-sen
Extended
EH-peh-sehn
IPA
/ˈe.pe.sen/

Meaning by language

English
fell

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Result
ἔ + πε + σεν
e + pe + sen
epesen

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Pip — as in pet
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Sigmas — as in sit
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    E-pe-sen

  2. sentence

    AL-la de E-pe-sen e-PI ta pe-TRO-de HO-pou ouk EI-khen gên pol-LÊN kai eu-THE-ôs ek-sa-NE-tei-len di-A to mê E-khein BA-thos gês

Exegesis

The aorist verb epesen {ἔπεσεν | épesen} ‘it fell’ appears in the singular with a neuter plural subject, a typical Greek concord pattern for collective or abstract plurals.

In contextMatthew 13:5

But other seed fell upon the rocky places , where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it did not have depth of earth .

About this coordinate

Matthew 13:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 13:5, so the Greek word ἔπεσεν (epesen) 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.13.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.5.W3.S1) and character.