Matthew 15:23:8Matt.15.23.W8TAB
προσελθόντες
proselthóntes
“having approached”
- Transliteration
- pro-sel-THÓN-tes
- Extended
- proh-sel-THÓN-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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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-sel-THÓN-tes
- 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 conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} coordinates the next clause, where the aorist participle proselthontes {προσελθόντες | pro-sel-thón-tes} (“having come near”) is nominative masculine plural and works adverbially, describing prior action of the subject hoi mathētai {οἱ μαθηταὶ | hoi ma-thē-taí} “the disciples.”
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 15:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 15:23, so the Greek word προσελθόντες (proselthóntes) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.23.W8.S1) and character.