Matthew 15:38:4Matt.15.38.W4TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- ÊÊ-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- 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 imperfect verb esan {ἦσαν | êsan} ‘were’ forms a descriptive clause, presenting the scene as a past ongoing state rather than a punctiliar event.
Root and etymology
chortazochi–omicron–rho–tau–alpha–zeta–omega
“to feed, satisfy”
In context — Matthew 15:38
And those who were eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children .
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 15:38, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.38.W4.S1) and character.