Matthew 15:2:13Matt.15.2.W13TAB
νίπτονται
niptontai
“they wash”
- Transliteration
- NIP-ton-tai
- Extended
- NIHP-tohn-tai
- IPA
- /ˈnip.ton.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- they wash
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
NIP-ton-tai
- sentence
di-A TI hoi ma-thê-TAI sou pa-ra-BAI-nou-sin tên pa-RA-do-sin tôn pres-by-TE-rôn ou gar NIP-ton-tai tas KHEI-ras au-TÔN HO-tan AR-ton es-THI-ô-sin
Exegesis
Niptontai {νίπτονται | níptontai} “they wash” is in the middle/passive form, likely reflexive (“wash themselves”), with tas cheiras autōn {τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν | tás kheíras autôn} as the accusative object “their hands.”
In context — Matthew 15:2
“Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 15:2, so the Greek word νίπτονται (niptontai) 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.15.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.2.W13.S1) and character.