Matthew 16:20:2Matt.16.20.W2TAB
⸀διεστείλατο
diesteilato
“he strictly instructed”
- Transliteration
- di-e-STEI-la-to
- Extended
- di-e-STEI-la-to
- IPA
- /di.eˈstiː.la.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he strictly instructed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-e-STEI-la-to
- sentence
TO-te di-e-STEI-la-to TOIS ma-thê-TAIS HI-na mê-de-NI EI-pô-sin HO-ti au-TOS e-STIN ho khree-STOS
Exegesis
The main verb diesteilato {διεστείλατο | di-e-steí-la-to} is an aorist middle indicative, emphasizing Jesus’ personal involvement in issuing a forceful directive.
Root and etymology
stellosigma–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omega
“to send, dispatch”
In context — Matthew 16:20
Then He gave the disciples strict instructions that they were to tell no one that He is the Christ.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 16:20, so the Greek word ⸀διεστείλατο (diesteilato) 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.16.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.20.W2.S1) and character.