Matthew 14:30:1Matt.14.30.W1TAB
βλέπων
blepôn
“seeing”
- Transliteration
- BLE-pôn
- Extended
- BLEH-pôhn
- IPA
- /ˈble.pɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- seeing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BLE-pôn
- phraseyour reading level
BLE-pôn DE TON A-ne-mon is-khy-RON e-pho-BÊ-thê
- clause
BLE-pôn DE TON A-ne-mon is-khy-RON e-pho-BÊ-thê KAI ar-KSA-me-nos ka-ta-pon-TI-zes-thai E-kra-ksen LE-gôn
- sentence
BLE-pôn DE TON A-ne-mon is-khy-RON e-pho-BÊ-thê KAI ar-KSA-me-nos ka-ta-pon-TI-zes-thai E-kra-ksen LE-gôn KY-ri-e SÔ-son me
Exegesis
The verse opens with the circumstantial participle blepon {βλέπων | blépōn} ‘seeing’, foregrounding perception as the catalyst for what follows.
Root and etymology
blepōbeta–lambda–epsilon–pi–omega
“to see, look at”
In context — Matthew 14:30
But when he saw the powerful wind, he was filled with fear; and as he began to sink, he cried out , saying, “Lord , save me.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 14:30, so the Greek word βλέπων (blepôn) 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.14.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.30.W1.S1) and character.