Matthew 14:11:9Matt.14.11.W9TAB
ἐδόθη
edothê
“was given”
- Transliteration
- e-DO-thê
- Extended
- e-DO-thê
- IPA
- /eˈdo.tʰeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was given
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-DO-thê
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ê-NEKH-thê HÊ ke-pha-LÊ au-TOO e-PI PI-na-ki KAI e-DO-thê TÔ ko-ra-SI-ô
- sentence
KAI ê-NEKH-thê HÊ ke-pha-LÊ au-TOO e-PI PI-na-ki KAI e-DO-thê TÔ ko-ra-SI-ô KAI Ê-neng-ken TÊ mê-TRI au-TÊS
Exegesis
The second clause, kai edothe to korasio {καὶ ἐδόθη τῷ κορασίῳ | kaí edóthē tō̂ korasíō} ‘and was given to the girl,’ retains the passive focus on the head.
In context — Matthew 14:11
And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she carried it to her mother .
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 14:11, so the Greek word ἐδόθη (edothê) 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.14.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.11.W9.S1) and character.