Matthew 15:9:3Matt.15.9.W3TAB
σέβονταί
sebontai
“they worship”
- Transliteration
- SE-bon-tai
- Extended
- SEH-bohn-tai
- IPA
- /ˈse.bon.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- they worship
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SE-bon-tai
- sentence
MA-tên de SE-bon-tai me di-DAS-kon-tes di-das-ka-LI-as en-TAL-ma-ta an-THRÔ-pôn
Exegesis
The verb sebontai {σέβονταί | sé-bon-tai} ‘they worship’ takes me {με | me} as its direct object, indicating the one being worshiped.
In context — Matthew 15:9
But in vain do they worship Me , teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 15:9, so the Greek word σέβονταί (sebontai) 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.15.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.9.W3.S1) and character.