Matthew 15:28:16Matt.15.28.W16TAB
θέλεις
theleis
“you desire”
- Transliteration
- THE-leis
- Extended
- THEH-leis
- IPA
- /ˈtʰe.leis/
Meaning by language
- English
- you desire
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
THE-leis
- sentence
TO-te a-po-kri-THEIS ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TEI Ô GY-nai me-GA-lê sou hê PI-stis ge-nê-THÊ-tô soi hôs THE-leis kai i-A-thê hê thy-GA-têr au-TÊS a-PO tês HÔ-ras e-KEI-nês
Exegesis
The imperative genēthētō soi {γενηθήτω σοι | ge-nē-thḗ-tō soi} “let it be done for you” is a third person aorist passive imperative expressing a decisive, authoritative granting, while the comparative clause hōs theleis {ὡς θέλεις | hōs thé-leis} “as you desire” specifies that the granting matches her own expressed will.
In context — Matthew 15:28
Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith ; let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:28:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 15:28, so the Greek word θέλεις (theleis) 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.15.28.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.28.W16.S1) and character.