Matthew 17:14:6Matt.17.14.W6TAB
προσῆλθεν
prosêlthen
“{He} came up”
- Transliteration
- pro-SÊL-then
- Extended
- pro-SÊL-then
- IPA
- /proˈseːl.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} came up
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pro-SÊL-then
- 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 main clause features the aorist verb prosēlthen {προσῆλθεν | prosêlthen} ‘he approached,’ foregrounding the action of coming to Jesus.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–rho–omicron–sigma–epsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to approach, come toward”
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 17:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 17:14, so the Greek word προσῆλθεν (prosêlthen) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.14.W6.S1) and character.