Matthew 15:29:3Matt.15.29.W3TAB
ἐκεῖθεν
ekeithen
“from there”
- Transliteration
- e-KEI-then
- Extended
- eh-KEI-then
- IPA
- /eˈkeː.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- from there
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-KEI-then
- sentence
KAI me-ta-BAS e-KEI-then ho ee-ay-SOOS ÊL-then pa-RA tên THA-la-s(s)an tês ga-li-la-I-as KAI a-na-BAS eis to O-ros e-KA-thê-to e-KEI
Exegesis
The first participial clause, metabas ekeithen {μεταβὰς ἐκεῖθεν | me-ta-bás e-KEI-then} ‘having departed from there’, uses an aorist participle to denote action anterior to the main verb, marking a completed transition from the prior location.
In context — Matthew 15:29
And Jesus , having departed from there, came beside the sea of Galilee, and having gone up into the mountain, He was sitting there .
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 15:29, so the Greek word ἐκεῖθεν (ekeithen) 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.15.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.29.W3.S1) and character.