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

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Result
ἐ + λά + λη + σεν
e + la + lê + sen
elalêsen

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-LA-lê-sen

  2. clause

    eu-THYS DE e-LA-lê-sen au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS LE-gôn

  3. 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 contextMatthew 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.