Matthew 17:14:9Matt.17.14.W9TAB
γονυπετῶν
gonypetôn
“kneeling before”
- Transliteration
- go-ny-pe-TÔN
- Extended
- go-ny-pe-TÔN
- IPA
- /go.ny.peˈtɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- kneeling before
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| 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
go-ny-pe-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 participle gonypetōn {γονυπετῶν | gonupetôn} ‘kneeling’ functions adverbially to describe the posture accompanying his approach.
Root and etymology
Rootgamma–omicron–nu–upsilon
“to kneel, fall on the knees”
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 17:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 17:14, so the Greek word γονυπετῶν (gonypetôn) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.14.W9.S1) and character.