Matthew 16:7:5Matt.16.7.W5TAB
ἑαυτοῖς
heautois
“themselves”
- Transliteration
- he-au-TOIS
- Extended
- heh-au-TOIS
- IPA
- /he.au.ˈtois/
Meaning by language
- English
- themselves
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-au-TOIS
- sentence
OI DE di-e-lo-YI-zon-to en he-au-TOIS LE-gon-tes HO-ti AR-toos ook e-LA-bo-men
Exegesis
The imperfect middle verb dielogizonto {διελογίζοντο | dielogízonto} denotes ongoing, mutual reasoning, and en heautois {ἐν ἑαυτοῖς | en heautoîs} indicates that this deliberation occurred internally among the group.
In context — Matthew 16:7
They were reasoning with one another, saying, “It is because we did not bring loaves .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 16:7, so the Greek word ἑαυτοῖς (heautois) 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.16.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.7.W5.S1) and character.