Matthew 14:17:1Matt.14.17.W1TAB
οἱ
hoi
“They”
- Transliteration
- hoi
- Extended
- hoi
- IPA
- /hoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- They
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hoi
- clause
hoi DE LE-goo-sin au-TÔ
- sentence
hoi DE LE-goo-sin au-TÔ ook E-kho-men HÔ-de ei MÊ PEN-te AR-toos KAI DY-o ikh-THY-as
Exegesis
The verse opens with the nominative plural article and verb phrase hoi de legousin {οἱ δὲ λέγουσιν | hoi dè légousin}, which functions as an inexact subject reference (“but they said”), contextually identifying the disciples as the speakers.
Root and etymology
genesisgamma–epsilon–nu–epsilon–sigma–iota–sigma
“birth, origin”
In context — Matthew 14:17
But they said to Him , “We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 14:17, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.14.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.17.W1.S1) and character.