Matthew 14:3:12Matt.14.3.W12TAB
ἀπέθετο⸃
apetheto
“he put”
- Transliteration
- a-PE-the-to
- Extended
- ah-PEH-theh-toh
- IPA
- /a.ˈpe.tʰe.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he put
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
a-PE-the-to
- sentence
ho GAR hê-RÔ-dês kra-TÊ-sas TON i-ô-AN-nên E-dê-sen au-TON KAI en phy-la-KÊ a-PE-the-to di-A hê-rô-di-A-da TÊN gy-NAI-ka phi-LIP-poo TOU a-del-PHOO au-TOU
Exegesis
The finite aorists edesen {ἔδησεν | édēsen} ‘he bound’ and apetheto {ἀπέθετο | apétheto} ‘he put’ form the main narrative sequence, presenting Herod’s actions in summary fashion.
In context — Matthew 14:3
For Herod , having seized John, bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias , the wife of Philip, his brother.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 14:3, so the Greek word ἀπέθετο⸃ (apetheto) 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.14.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.3.W12.S1) and character.