Matthew 14:19:17Matt.14.19.W17TAB
ἀναβλέψας
anablepsas
“having looked up”
- Transliteration
- a-na-BLE-psas
- Extended
- ah-nah-BLE-psas
- IPA
- /a.na.ˈble.psas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having looked up
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-na-BLE-psas
- phraseyour reading level
a-na-BLE-psas EIS TON oo-ra-NON eu-LO-yê-sen KAI KLA-sas E-dô-ken TOIS ma-thê-TAIS TOOS AR-toos OI DE ma-thê-TAI TOIS OKH-lois
- sentence
KAI ke-LEU-sas TOOS OKH-loos a-na-kli-THÊ-nai e-PI TOO KHÔR-too la-BÔN TOOS PEN-te AR-toos KAI TOOS DY-o ikh-THY-as a-na-BLE-psas EIS TON oo-ra-NON eu-LO-yê-sen KAI KLA-sas E-dô-ken TOIS ma-thê-TAIS TOOS AR-toos OI DE ma-thê-TAI TOIS OKH-lois
Exegesis
Another participle, anablepsas {ἀναβλέψας | a-na-blép-sas} ‘having looked up,’ plus the prepositional phrase eis ton ouranon {εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν | eis tón ou-ra-nón}, marks a deliberate gesture of dependence on heaven.
In context — Matthew 14:19
And after He instructed the crowds to recline on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, He blessed, and after breaking the loaves, He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples passed them to the crowds.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:19:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 14:19, so the Greek word ἀναβλέψας (anablepsas) 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.14.19.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.19.W17.S1) and character.