Matthew 15:37:2Matt.15.37.W2TAB
ἔφαγον
ephagon
“they ate”
- Transliteration
- E-pha-gon
- Extended
- EH-phah-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.pʰa.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they ate
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-pha-gon
- sentence
KAI E-pha-gon PAN-tes KAI e-khor-TAS-thê-san KAI to pe-ri-SSEU-on tôn kla-SMA-tôn Ê-ran hep-TA spy-RI-das PLÊ-reis
Exegesis
The first finite verb ephagon {ἔφαγον | é-pha-gon} ‘they ate’ is followed by the substantival adjective pantes {πάντες | pán-tes} ‘all’, highlighting that every person present participated.
Root and etymology
esthioepsilon–sigma–theta–iota–omega
“to eat”
In context — Matthew 15:37
And they all ate and were satisfied , and they took up the surplus of the fragments, seven baskets full.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 15:37, so the Greek word ἔφαγον (ephagon) 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.15.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.37.W2.S1) and character.