Matthew 16:1:2Matt.16.1.W2TAB
προσελθόντες
proselthontes
“having approached”
- Transliteration
- pro-sel-THON-tes
- Extended
- pro-sel-THON-tes
- IPA
- /pro.selˈtʰon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having approached
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
pro-sel-THON-tes
- sentence
KAI pro-sel-THON-tes HOI pha-ri-SAI-oi KAI sad-doo-KAI-oi pei-RA-zon-tes e-pê-RÔ-tê-san au-TON sê-MEI-on EK TOU oo-ra-NOU e-pi-DEI-ksai au-TOIS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist participle proselthontes {προσελθόντες | pro-sel-THÓN-tes} setting a temporal scene (“approached”).
In context — Matthew 16:1
The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and as a test they asked Him to present to them a sign from heaven.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 16:1, so the Greek word προσελθόντες (proselthontes) 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.16.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.1.W2.S1) and character.