Matthew 14:5:12Matt.14.5.W12TAB
εἶχον.
eikhon
“they held”
- Transliteration
- EI-khon
- Extended
- EI-khohn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.kʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they held
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-khon
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti hôs pro-PHÊ-tên au-TON EI-khon
- sentence
KAI THE-lôn au-TON a-pok-TEI-nai e-pho-BÊ-thê TON O-khlon HO-ti hôs pro-PHÊ-tên au-TON EI-khon
Exegesis
The causal conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the reason for his fear: the following clause hōs prophētēn auton eichon {ὡς προφήτην αὐτὸν εἶχον}.
Here hōs {ὡς | hōs} functions as a comparative marker “as,” modifying prophētēn {προφήτην | prophḗ-tēn}, while the verb eichon {εἶχον | eî-chon} “they were regarding” has an implied subject (“they”) that contextually refers to the crowd.
In context — Matthew 14:5
And although he wanted to kill him, he was afraid of the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet .
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 14:5, so the Greek word εἶχον. (eikhon) 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.14.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.5.W12.S1) and character.