Matthew 14:15:18Matt.14.15.W18TAB
ἀπόλυσον
apolyson
“send away”
- Transliteration
- a-PO-ly-son
- Extended
- ah-POH-ly-sohn
- IPA
- /aˈpo.ly.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- send away
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-PO-ly-son
- phraseyour reading level
a-PO-ly-son TOOS O-khloos
- clause
a-PO-ly-son TOOS O-khloos HI-na a-pel-THON-tes eis TAS KÔ-mas a-go-RA-sô-sin he-au-TOIS BRÔ-ma-ta
- sentence
o-PSI-as DE ye-no-ME-nês pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ HOI ma-thê-TAI LE-gon-tes E-rê-mos es-tin ho TO-pos KAI HÊ HÔ-ra Ê-dê pa-RÊL-then a-PO-ly-son TOOS O-khloos HI-na a-pel-THON-tes eis TAS KÔ-mas a-go-RA-sô-sin he-au-TOIS BRÔ-ma-ta
Exegesis
The imperative apólyson tous óchlous {ἀπόλυσον τοὺς ὄχλους | apó-ly-son tous ó-chlous} “dismiss the crowds” conveys their proposed solution, and the purpose clause hīna apelthóntes eis tas kōmas agorásōsin heautoîs brōmata {ἵνα ἀπελθόντες εἰς τὰς κώμας ἀγοράσωσιν ἑαυτοῖς βρώματα | hí-na a-pel-thón-tes eis tas kō-mas a-go-rá-sō-sin he-au-toís brō-má-ta} employs an aorist participle plus subjunctive to express intended result, underlining the practical concern for securing provisions.
In context — Matthew 14:15
Now as evening approached, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is deserted , and the hour is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:15:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 14:15, so the Greek word ἀπόλυσον (apolyson) 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.14.15.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.15.W18.S1) and character.