Matthew 14:9:12Matt.14.9.W12TAB
δοθῆναι,
dothênai
“to be given”
- Transliteration
- do-THÊ-nai
- Extended
- do-THÊ-nai
- IPA
- /do.ˈtʰeː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be given
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | 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
do-THÊ-nai
- sentence
KAI ly-pê-THEIS ho ba-si-LEUS di-A TOOS HOR-koos KAI TOOS sy-na-na-kei-ME-noos e-KE-leu-sen do-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
The main verb ekeleusen {ἐκέλευσεν | ekéleusen} “he commanded” governs the complementary infinitive dothenai {δοθῆναι | dothēnai} “to be given,” a common Greek construction where the infinitive expresses the content of the command. The absence of an explicit direct object leaves the referent implicit from the wider context, but the English rendering includes “it” to maintain idiomatic clarity. Word order places the king’s distress and the dual motivations (oaths and companions) before the decisive verb, highlighting the tension between personal reluctance and public obligation, which is reflected in the English by keeping the emotional and causal elements prominent before the command.
Root and etymology
didomidelta–iota–delta–omega–mu–iota
“to give, grant”
In context — Matthew 14:9
And the king , having been grieved, because of the oaths and those who were reclining with him, commanded it to be given.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 14:9, so the Greek word δοθῆναι, (dothênai) 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.14.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.9.W12.S1) and character.