Matthew 14:30:9Matt.14.30.W9TAB
καταποντίζεσθαι
katapontizesthai
“sink”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-pon-TI-zes-thai
- Extended
- kah-tah-pohn-TI-zehs-thai
- IPA
- /ka.ta.pon.ˈti.zes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- sink
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-ta-pon-TI-zes-thai
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ar-KSA-me-nos ka-ta-pon-TI-zes-thai E-kra-ksen LE-gôn
- 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 participle arxamenos {ἀρξάμενος | arxámenos} joined with the infinitive katapontizesthai {καταποντίζεσθαι | katapontízesthai} describes the initiation and progression of sinking as a circumstantial backdrop to the fear.
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 14:30:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 14:30, so the Greek word καταποντίζεσθαι (katapontizesthai) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.30.W9.S1) and character.