Matthew 14:20:2Matt.14.20.W2TAB
ἔφαγον
ephagon
“{They} ate”
- Transliteration
- E-pha-gon
- Extended
- EH-phah-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.pʰa.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- {They} ate
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-pha-gon
- phraseyour reading level
KAI E-pha-gon PAN-tes KAI e-khor-TAS-thê-san
- sentence
KAI E-pha-gon PAN-tes KAI e-khor-TAS-thê-san KAI Ê-ran TO pe-ris-SEU-on TÔN klas-MA-tôn DÔ-de-ka ko-PHI-noos PLÊ-reis
Exegesis
The aorist active ephagon {ἔφαγον | éphagōn} “they ate” is immediately followed by the aorist passive echortasthēsan {ἐχορτάσθησαν | ekhortásthēsan} “they were satisfied,” moving from action to result.
Root and etymology
esthiōepsilon–sigma–theta–iota–omega
“to eat”
In context — Matthew 14:20
And all of them ate and were satisfied, and they collected what was left over of the fragments , twelve baskets full.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 14:20, so the Greek word ἔφαγον (ephagon) 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.14.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.20.W2.S1) and character.