Matthew 15:36:10Matt.15.36.W10TAB
ἔκλασεν
ekklasen
“he broke”
- Transliteration
- EK-kla-sen
- Extended
- EHK-klah-sehn
- IPA
- /ˈek.la.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he broke
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EK-kla-sen
- sentence
E-la-ben tous hep-TA AR-tous KAI tous ikh-THY-as KAI eu-kha-ri-STE-sas EK-kla-sen KAI e-DI-dou tois ma-thê-TAIS hoi de ma-thê-TAI tois OKH-lois
Exegesis
The participle eucharistesas {εὐχαριστήσας | eucharistḗsas} ‘having given thanks’ precedes the main verb eklasen {ἔκλασεν | éklasen} ‘he broke’, indicating that thanksgiving is performed prior to the breaking.
In context — Matthew 15:36
He took the seven loaves and fish, and after giving thanks , He broke them and began handing them to the disciples, and the disciples passed them on to the crowds.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:36:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 15:36, so the Greek word ἔκλασεν (ekklasen) 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.15.36.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.36.W10.S1) and character.