Matthew 15:23:12Matt.15.23.W12TAB
ἠρώτουν
êrôtoun
“were asking”
- Transliteration
- ê-RÔ-toun
- Extended
- ê-RÔ-toon
- IPA
- /ɛːˈrɔː.tuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- were asking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ê-RÔ-toun
- sentence
ho de ouk a-pe-KREE-thê au-TAI LO-gon kai pro-sel-THÓN-tes hoi ma-thê-TAI au-TOU ê-RÔ-toun au-TON LE-gon-tes a-PO-ly-son au-TÊN HO-ti KRA-dzei O-pis-then hê-MON
Exegesis
The main verb of this clause, ērōtoun {ἠρώτουν | ē-ró-toun}, is imperfect, depicting ongoing or repeated entreaty.
In context — Matthew 15:23
But He did not answer her a word, and His disciples came and kept asking Him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 15:23, so the Greek word ἠρώτουν (êrôtoun) 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.15.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.23.W12.S1) and character.