Matthew 15:38:3Matt.15.38.W3TAB
ἐσθίοντες
esthiontes
“eating”
- Transliteration
- es-THI-on-tes
- Extended
- ehs-THIH-oh-ntes
- IPA
- /esˈtʰi.on.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- eating
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
es-THI-on-tes
- sentence
hoi de es-THI-on-tes Ê-san te-tra-kis-KHI-li-oi AN-dres khō-RIS gy-nai-KÔN kai pai-DI-ōn
Exegesis
The verse begins with the articular participle phrase hoi esthiontes {οἱ ἐσθίοντες | hoi esthíontes} ‘those who were eating’, which functions as the grammatical subject.
Root and etymology
esthiōepsilon–sigma–theta–iota–omega
“to eat, consume”
In context — Matthew 15:38
And those who were eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children .
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:38:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 15:38, so the Greek word ἐσθίοντες (esthiontes) 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.15.38.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.38.W3.S1) and character.