Matthew 16:8:9Matt.16.8.W9TAB
ἑαυτοῖς,
heautois
“yourselves”
- Transliteration
- he-au-TOIS
- Extended
- heh-au-TOIS
- IPA
- /he.au.ˈtois/
Meaning by language
- English
- yourselves
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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
- phraseyour reading level
TI di-a-lo-YI-ze-sthe en he-au-TOIS
- clause
TI di-a-lo-YI-ze-sthe en he-au-TOIS o-li-GO-pi-stoi HO-ti AR-toos ook e-LA-be-te
- sentence
GNOOS DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen TI di-a-lo-YI-ze-sthe en he-au-TOIS o-li-GO-pi-stoi HO-ti AR-toos ook e-LA-be-te
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en heautois {ἐν ἑαυτοῖς | en heautoîs} specifies the locus of their dialogue.
In context — Matthew 16:8
But Jesus , knowing it, said, “Why are you debating among yourselves, you of little faith , about not having loaves?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 16:8, 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.16.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.8.W9.S1) and character.