Matthew 14:10:3Matt.14.10.W3TAB
ἀπεκεφάλισεν
apekephalisen
“he beheaded”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-ke-PHA-li-sen
- Extended
- a-pe-ke-PHA-li-sen
- IPA
- /a.pe.ke.ˈpʰa.li.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he beheaded
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-pe-ke-PHA-li-sen
- sentence
KAI PEM-psas a-pe-ke-PHA-li-sen TON i-ô-AN-nên en TÊI phy-la-KÊI
Exegesis
The aorist participle pempsas {πέμψας | pémp-sas} precedes the main verb apekephalisen {ἀπεκεφάλισεν | a-pe-ke-phá-li-sen}, forming an attendant-circumstance structure in which both actions share the same subject and are closely coordinated. Greek compresses the sequence into a single clause, with the participle giving the circumstance under which the main action occurs. The formal reconstruction preserves this participial nuance with “And having sent,” while the dynamic version expands it into sequential finite verbs for clarity in contemporary English.
Root and etymology
kephalekappa–epsilon–phi–alpha–lambda–ēta
“head”
In context — Matthew 14:10
And having sent , he beheaded John in the prison.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 14:10, so the Greek word ἀπεκεφάλισεν (apekephalisen) 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.14.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.10.W3.S1) and character.