Matthew 16:1:8Matt.16.1.W8TAB
ἐπηρώτησαν
epêrôtêsan
“{they} asked”
- Transliteration
- e-pê-RÔ-tê-san
- Extended
- e-pê-RÔ-tê-san
- IPA
- /e.peːˈrɔː.teː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- {they} asked
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| 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
e-pê-RÔ-tê-san
- 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 main verb epērotēsan {ἐπηρώτησαν | e-pē-RÓ-tē-san} conveys the action (“asked”/“demanded”) with auton {αὐτὸν | au-TÓN} marking Jesus as object.
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 16:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 16:1, so the Greek word ἐπηρώτησαν (epêrôtêsan) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.1.W8.S1) and character.