Matthew 15:1:9Matt.15.1.W9TAB
γραμματεῖς
grammateis
“scribes”
- Transliteration
- gram-ma-TEIS
- Extended
- grahm-mah-TEIS
- IPA
- /gram.maˈteːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- scribes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gram-ma-TEIS
- sentence
TO-te pro-SER-khon-tai tô ee-ay-SOO a-PO hi-e-ro-so-LY-môn pha-ri-SAIOI KAI gram-ma-TEIS LE-gon-tes
Exegesis
The coordinated nominatives Pharisaioi kai grammateis {Φαρισαῖοι καὶ γραμματεῖς | Pha-ri-saî-oi kaí gram-ma-teîs} function as the compound subject of proserchontai, identifying the group as leading religious authorities.
In context — Matthew 15:1
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem , saying,
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 15:1, so the Greek word γραμματεῖς (grammateis) 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.15.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.1.W9.S1) and character.