Matthew 17:11:3Matt.17.11.W3TAB
ἀποκριθεὶς
apokritheis
“having answered”
- Transliteration
- a-po-kri-THEIS
- Extended
- ah-poh-kri-THEIS
- IPA
- /a.po.kri.ˈtʰiːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- having answered
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (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
a-po-kri-THEIS
- clause
HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen
- sentence
HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ê-LI-as MEN ER-khe-tai KAI a-po-ka-ta-STÊ-sei PAN-ta
Exegesis
The verse begins with the articular participle ho de apokritheis {ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθείς | ho dè apokritheís} ‘the one who answered’, which designates Jesus as the responder and contrasts the preceding speaker.
In context — Matthew 17:11
Jesus answered, “Elijah is indeed coming, and he will restore all things.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 17:11, so the Greek word ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) 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.17.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.11.W3.S1) and character.