Matthew 15:32:9Matt.15.32.W9TAB
Σπλαγχνίζομαι
splaŋkhnidzomai
“I have compassion”
- Transliteration
- splaŋ-khNI-dzo-mai
- Extended
- splahng-khNI-dzoh-mai
- IPA
- /splaŋkʰˈni.dzo.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have compassion
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
splaŋ-khNI-dzo-mai
- 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
Inside the quotation, the present middle verb splagchnizomai {Σπλαγχνίζομαι | splang-khnÍ-zo-mai} “I have compassion” presents Jesus’ emotional response as ongoing and deeply felt.
Root and etymology
splagchnonsigma–pi–lambda–alpha–gamma–chi–nu–omicron–nu
“inward parts, tender feelings”
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 15:32:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 15:32, so the Greek word Σπλαγχνίζομαι (splaŋkhnidzomai) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.32.W9.S1) and character.