Matthew 16:4:6Matt.16.4.W6TAB
ἐπιζητεῖ,
epizêtei
“{it} seeks”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-zê-TEI
- Extended
- eh-pi-zê-TEI
- IPA
- /e.pi.zeː.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {it} seeks
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-zê-TEI
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ne-A po-nê-RA KAI moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI
- sentence
ye-ne-A po-nê-RA KAI moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI KAI sê-MEI-on OO do-THÊ-se-tai au-TÊI EI MÊ TO sê-MEI-on i-ô-NA
Exegesis
The verb sēmeion epizētei {σημεῖον ἐπιζητεῖ | sēmeîon epizēteî} follows a fronted object for emphasis, and its present tense indicates a recurrent demand.
In context — Matthew 16:4
An evil and adulterous generation keeps looking for a sign, but no sign will be granted to it except the sign of Jonah ; and after leaving them, He went away.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 16:4, so the Greek word ἐπιζητεῖ, (epizêtei) 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.16.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.4.W6.S1) and character.