Matthew 14:5:4Matt.14.5.W4TAB
ἀποκτεῖναι
apokteinai
“to kill”
- Transliteration
- a-pok-TEI-nai
- Extended
- a-pok-TEI-nai
- IPA
- /a.pok.ˈtei.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to kill
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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 | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-pok-TEI-nai
- phraseyour reading level
KAI THE-lôn au-TON a-pok-TEI-nai e-pho-BÊ-thê TON O-khlon
- 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 verse begins with the circumstantial participle thelōn {θέλων | thé-lōn} “wanting,” which, together with the complementary infinitive apokteinai {ἀποκτεῖναι | apok-teî-nai} “to kill,” expresses Herod’s settled intent toward the man referred to by auton {αὐτόν | autón}. This participial clause precedes the main finite verb and is rendered with a concessive nuance in English (“although he wanted to kill him”) to reflect the tension between desire and outcome.
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 14:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 14:5, so the Greek word ἀποκτεῖναι (apokteinai) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.5.W4.S1) and character.