Matthew 14:6:1Matt.14.6.W1TAB
⸂γενεσίοις
yenesiois
“birthday celebrations”
- Transliteration
- ye-ne-SI-ois
- Extended
- yeh-neh-SI-ois
- IPA
- /ʝe.neˈsi.ois/
Meaning by language
- English
- birthday celebrations
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ne-SI-ois
- sentence
ye-ne-SI-ois DE ye-no-ME-nois TOO hê-RÔ-i-doo ôr-KHÊ-sa-to HÊ thy-GA-têr TÊS hê-rô-i-di-A-dos EN TOI ME-soi KAI Ê-re-sen TOI hê-RÔ-i-dê
Exegesis
The verse opens with the dative absolute genesiois de genomenois tou Hērōidou {γενεσίοις δὲ γενομένοις τοῦ Ἡρῴδου | ge-ne-SÍ-ois de ge-no-MÉ-nois tou Hē-RŌI-dou}, which functions as a temporal clause and can be rendered “when the birthday celebration of Herod had come.” The participle genomenois is circumstantial, specifying the time frame in which the main actions occur.
The prepositional phrase en tō mesō {ἐν τῷ μέσῳ | en tôi MÉ-sōi}, literally “in the midst,” places the dance at the center of the gathering, stressing its public and possibly ceremonial character.
Root and etymology
genesisgamma–epsilon–nu–epsilon–sigma–iota–sigma
“birth, origin”
In context — Matthew 14:6
But when the birthday celebration of Herod had come, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and she pleased Herod.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 14:6, so the Greek word ⸂γενεσίοις (yenesiois) 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.14.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.6.W1.S1) and character.