Matthew 15:22:18Matt.15.22.W18TAB
θυγάτηρ
thygatêr
“daughter”
- Transliteration
- thy-GA-têr
- Extended
- thyoo-GAH-tehr
- IPA
- /tʰyˈga.tɛːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- daughter
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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Word in context
- word
thy-GA-têr
- sentence
KAI i-DOU gy-NÊ kha-na-na-I-a a-PO tÔN ho-RI-ôn e-KEI-nôn ek-sel-THOU-sa E-kra-dzen LE-gou-sa e-LE-ê-SON me KY-ri-e hy-HOS da-UID hê thy-GA-têr mou ka-KÔS dai-mo-NI-dze-tai
Exegesis
The clause hē thygatēr mou kakōs daimonizetai {ἡ θυγάτηρ μου κακῶς δαιμονίζεται | hē thygátēr mou kakôs daimónizetai} ‘my daughter is badly demon-possessed’ uses kakōs {κακῶς | kakôs} as an adverb modifying the passive verb, intensifying the ongoing demonic affliction. In translation, the participial structure is rendered with finite verbs and temporal sequencing in both formal and dynamic reconstructions to preserve the flow while making the discourse natural, and the vocative titles are maintained to keep the theological weight of the woman’s confession.
Root and etymology
thygatērtheta–upsilon–gamma–alpha–tau–ēta–rho
“daughter”
In context — Matthew 15:22
And behold, a Canaanite woman from those regions came out and was crying out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord , Son of David ; my daughter is badly demon-possessed.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:22:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 15:22, so the Greek word θυγάτηρ (thygatêr) 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.15.22.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.22.W18.S1) and character.