Matthew 14:16:8Matt.14.16.W8TAB
ἔχουσιν
ekhoosin
“they have”
- Transliteration
- E-khoo-sin
- Extended
- EH-khoo-sin
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰuː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-khoo-sin
- clause
OU KHREI-an E-khoo-sin a-pel-THEIN
- sentence
HO DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS OU KHREI-an E-khoo-sin a-pel-THEIN DO-te au-TOIS hy-MEIS pha-YEIN
Exegesis
The negated object-centered construction Ou chreian echousin apelthein {Οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν ἀπελθεῖν | ou chreí-an É-khou-sin a-pel-theîn} places the accusative noun chreian ‘need’ before the verb and infinitive, thereby emphasizing the absence of necessity, with the infinitive apelthein acting as the content clause of the ‘need.’
In context — Matthew 14:16
But Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to leave; you give them food to eat.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 14:16, so the Greek word ἔχουσιν (ekhoosin) 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.14.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.16.W8.S1) and character.