Matthew 14:28:1Matt.14.28.W1TAB
Ἀποκριθεὶς
apokritheis
“Answering”
- Transliteration
- a-po-kri-THEIS
- Extended
- ah-poh-kree-THEIS
- IPA
- /a.po.kriˈtʰeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- Answering
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-kri-THEIS
- clause
a-po-kri-THEIS DE au-TÔ ho PE-tros EI-pen
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEIS DE au-TÔ ho PE-tros EI-pen KY-ri-e ei SY EI KE-leu-SON me el-THEIN PROS SE e-PI TA HY-da-ta
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist passive participle apokritheis {Ἀποκριθεὶς | apokritheís} ‘answering’, linking Peter’s words to the prior narrative.
In context — Matthew 14:28
And answering, Peter said to Him, “Lord , if indeed it is You, command me to come to You upon the waters.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 14:28, so the Greek word Ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) 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.14.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.28.W1.S1) and character.