Matthew 14:27:3Matt.14.27.W3TAB
ἐλάλησεν
elalêsen
“{He} spoke”
- Transliteration
- e-LA-lê-sen
- Extended
- eh-LAH-lê-sehn
- IPA
- /e.ˈla.leː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} spoke
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LA-lê-sen
- clause
eu-THYS DE e-LA-lê-sen au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS LE-gôn
- sentence
eu-THYS DE e-LA-lê-sen au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS LE-gôn thar-SEI-te e-GÔ EI-mi MÊ pho-BEIS-the
Exegesis
The aorist elalesen {ἐλάλησεν | e-lá-lē-sen} “he spoke” plus the dative autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} “to them” forms a basic clause.
In context — Matthew 14:27
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage ; it is I; do not be afraid.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 14:27, so the Greek word ἐλάλησεν (elalêsen) 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.14.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.27.W3.S1) and character.