Matthew 15:29:6Matt.15.29.W6TAB
ἦλθεν
êlthen
“came”
- Transliteration
- ÊL-then
- Extended
- ÊHL-then
- IPA
- /ˈɛːl.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊL-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 main finite verb elthen {ἦλθεν | Ēl-then} governs the first movement, with the prepositional phrase para ten thalassan tes Galilaias {παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας | pa-rá tḕn thá-las-san tês Ga-li-laí-as} specifying destination: “beside the sea of Galilee,” where para with the accusative emphasizes proximity along the shoreline.
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 15:29:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 15:29, so the Greek word ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.29.W6.S1) and character.