Matthew 17:13:2Matt.17.13.W2TAB
συνῆκαν
synêkan
“{They} understood”
- Transliteration
- sy-NÊ-kan
- Extended
- sy-NÊ-kahn
- IPA
- /sy.ˈneː.kan/
Meaning by language
- English
- {They} understood
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sy-NÊ-kan
- sentence
TO-te sy-NÊ-kan HOI ma-thê-TAI HO-ti pe-RI i-ô-AN-noo TOO bap-ti-STOO EI-pen au-TOIS
Exegesis
The aorist active indicative verb synekan {συνῆκαν | synḗkan} ‘they understood’ presents a completed action of comprehension, and its placement before the nominative mathetai {μαθηταί | mathētai} ‘the disciples’ reflects the Greek narrative pattern of verb-initial emphasis on sudden insight.
Root and etymology
syniēmisigma–upsilon–nu–iota–eta–mu–iota
“to understand, put together in mind”
In context — Matthew 17:13
Then the disciples understood that He had been speaking to them about John the Baptist.
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 17:13, so the Greek word συνῆκαν (synêkan) 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.17.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.13.W2.S1) and character.