Matthew 15:39:2Matt.15.39.W2TAB
ἀπολύσας
apolysas
“having dismissed”
- Transliteration
- a-po-LY-sas
- Extended
- ah-poh-LYOO-sahs
- IPA
- /a.poˈly.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having dismissed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-LY-sas
- sentence
KAI a-po-LY-sas tous OKH-lous e-NE-bê eis to PLOI-on KAI ÊL-then eis ta HO-ri-a ma-ga-DAN
Exegesis
The aorist participle apolysas {ἀπολύσας | apolýsas} “having sent away” provides the temporal background for the first main verb enebē {ἐνέβη | enébē} “he went aboard,” with tous ochlous {τοὺς ὄχλους | toús óchlous} functioning as its direct object.
Root and etymology
apolyōalpha–pi–omicron–lambda–upsilon–omega
“to release, send away”
In context — Matthew 15:39
And after He dismissed the crowds , He boarded the boat and came to the region of Magadan.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:39:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 15:39, so the Greek word ἀπολύσας (apolysas) 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.15.39.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.39.W2.S1) and character.