Matthew 14:7:4Matt.14.7.W4TAB
ὡμολόγησεν
hômoloyêsen
“he promised”
- Transliteration
- hô-mo-LO-yê-sen
- Extended
- hôh-moh-LOH-yê-sehn
- IPA
- /hɔː.moˈlo.ʝeː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he promised
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hô-mo-LO-yê-sen
- 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 main finite verb homologesen {ὡμολόγησεν | hō-mo-ló-gē-sen} ‘he promised’ is an aorist indicative, presenting the promise as a single, decisive act.
Root and etymology
gēgamma–eta
“earth, land, ground”
In context — Matthew 14:7
Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 14:7, so the Greek word ὡμολόγησεν (hômoloyêsen) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.7.W4.S1) and character.