Matthew 16:1:7Matt.16.1.W7TAB
πειράζοντες
peirazontes
“testing”
- Transliteration
- pei-RA-zon-tes
- Extended
- pei-RA-zon-tes
- IPA
- /peiˈra.zon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- testing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| 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
pei-RA-zon-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 present participle peirazontes {πειράζοντες | pei-RÁ-zon-tes} provides the motive (“as a test”/“to challenge”).
Root and etymology
peirazopi–epsilon–iota–rho–alpha–zeta–omega
“to try, test, tempt”
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 16:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 16:1, so the Greek word πειράζοντες (peirazontes) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.1.W7.S1) and character.