Matthew 15:35:5Matt.15.35.W5TAB
ἀναπεσεῖν
anapesein
“to recline”
- Transliteration
- a-na-pe-SEIN
- Extended
- ah-nah-peh-SEIN
- IPA
- /a.na.peˈsiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to recline
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-na-pe-SEIN
- sentence
KAI pa-raŋ-GEI-las tôi OKH-lôi a-na-pe-SEIN e-PI tên gên
Exegesis
The infinitive anapesein {ἀναπεσεῖν | a-na-pe-seîn} serves as a complementary infinitive expressing the content of the command (“to recline”), an idiom for assuming a position for eating in banquet settings.
In context — Matthew 15:35
And after He commanded the crowd to recline on the ground.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 15:35, so the Greek word ἀναπεσεῖν (anapesein) 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.15.35.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.35.W5.S1) and character.