Matthew 14:7:3Matt.14.7.W3TAB
ὅρκου
horkoo
“an oath”
- Transliteration
- HOR-koo
- Extended
- HOHR-koo
- IPA
- /ˈhor.kuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- an oath
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
HOR-koo
- sentence
HO-then me-TA HOR-koo hô-mo-LO-yê-sen au-TÊ DOO-nai HO e-AN ai-TÊ-sê-tai
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase meta horkou {μετὰ ὅρκου | me-tá hór-kou} ‘with an oath’ is fronted immediately after the connector, emphasizing the solemn, binding character of the declaration.
In context — Matthew 14:7
Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 14:7, so the Greek word ὅρκου (horkoo) 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.14.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.7.W3.S1) and character.