Matthew 15:12:2Matt.15.12.W2TAB
προσελθόντες
proselthontes
“having approached”
- Transliteration
- pro-sel-THON-tes
- Extended
- proh-sel-THOHN-tehs
- IPA
- /pro.selˈtʰon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having approached
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pro-sel-THON-tes
- sentence
TO-te pro-sel-THON-tes hoi ma-thê-TAI LE-gou-sin au-TOI OI-das HO-ti hoi pha-ri-SAIOI a-KOU-san-tes ton LO-gon es-kan-da-LI-sthê-san
Exegesis
The aorist participle proselthontes {προσελθόντες | pro-sel-thón-tes} ‘having approached’ functions circumstantially, providing background action that precedes the main verb.
In context — Matthew 15:12
Then the disciples came and said to Him , "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended after hearing the word?"
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 15:12, so the Greek word προσελθόντες (proselthontes) 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.15.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.12.W2.S1) and character.