Matthew 17:10:2Matt.17.10.W2TAB
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
- clause
KAI e-pê-RÔ-tê-san au-TON HOI ma-thê-TAI LE-gon-tes
- sentence
KAI e-pê-RÔ-tê-san au-TON HOI ma-thê-TAI LE-gon-tes TI OON HOI gram-ma-TEIS LE-goo-sin HO-ti ê-LI-an DEI el-THEIN PRÔ-ton
Exegesis
The aorist verb eperotesan {ἐπηρώτησαν | epērṓtēsan} ‘they asked’ precedes the object auton {αὐτὸν | autón} ‘Him’ and the subject hoi mathētai {οἱ μαθηταί | hoí mathētái} ‘the disciples’, foregrounding the action directed toward Jesus.
In context — Matthew 17:10
The disciples asked Him , “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 17:10, 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.17.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.10.W2.S1) and character.