Matthew 15:32:27Matt.15.32.W27TAB
νήστεις
nêsteis
“fasting”
- Transliteration
- NÊS-teis
- Extended
- NÊHS-teis
- IPA
- /ˈnɛːs.teis/
Meaning by language
- English
- fasting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| 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
NÊS-teis
- sentence
ho de ee-ay-SOOS pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos tous ma-thê-TAS au-TOU EI-pen splaŋ-khNI-dzo-mai e-PI ton O-khlon HO-ti Ê-dê hê-ME-rai TREIS pros-ME-nou-SIN moi kai ouk E-khou-sin TI PHA-go-si(n) kai a-po-LY-sai au-TOUS NÊS-teis ou THE-lo MÊ-po-te ek-ly-THÔ-sin en têi ho-DÔ
Exegesis
The infinitival phrase kai apolysai autous nesteis ou thelō {καὶ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτοὺς νήστεις οὐ θέλω | kaì a-po-LŬ-sai au-TOUS Nḗ-steis ou THÉ-lō} functions as the object of “I do not want,” presenting Jesus’ deliberate refusal to dismiss them while they are fasting or hungry.
Root and etymology
nesteuonu–eta–sigma–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to fast, go without food”
In context — Matthew 15:32
But Jesus , having called His disciples, said, “I have compassion upon the crowd , because they have already remained with Me three days and do not have anything that they might eat. And I do not want to send them away fasting, lest they might faint on the way.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:32:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of Matthew 15:32, so the Greek word νήστεις (nêsteis) 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.15.32.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.32.W27.S1) and character.