Matthew 17:14:2Matt.17.14.W2TAB
⸀ἐλθόντων
elthontôn
“when they came”
- Transliteration
- el-THON-tôn
- Extended
- el-THON-tôn
- IPA
- /elˈtʰon.tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- when they came
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-THON-tôn
- sentence
KAI el-THON-tôn PROS TON O-khlon pro-SÊL-then au-TÔ AN-thrô-pos go-ny-pe-TÔN au-TON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the genitive absolute construction kai elthontōn {Καὶ ἐλθόντων | Kaì elthóntōn} ‘and when they came,’ which sets the temporal scene.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to come, to go”
In context — Matthew 17:14
When they came to the crowd , a man came up to Him and knelt before Him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 17:14, so the Greek word ⸀ἐλθόντων (elthontôn) 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.17.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.14.W2.S1) and character.