Matthew 17:15:9Matt.17.15.W9TAB
σεληνιάζεται
selêniazetai
“he has seizures”
- Transliteration
- se-lê-ni-A-ze-tai
- Extended
- seh-lê-ni-AH-ze-tai
- IPA
- /se.leː.ni.ˈa.ze.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- he has seizures
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-lê-ni-A-ze-tai
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti se-lê-ni-A-ze-tai KAI ka-KÔS PAS-khei
- clause
KY-ri-e e-LE-ê-son mou TON hyi-ON HO-ti se-lê-ni-A-ze-tai KAI ka-KÔS PAS-khei pol-LA-kis GAR PIP-tei eis TO PYR KAI pol-LA-kis eis TO HY-dôr
- sentence
KAI LE-gôn KY-ri-e e-LE-ê-son mou TON hyi-ON HO-ti se-lê-ni-A-ze-tai KAI ka-KÔS PAS-khei pol-LA-kis GAR PIP-tei eis TO PYR KAI pol-LA-kis eis TO HY-dôr
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} ‘because’ signals a causal clause: seleniazetai {σεληνιάζεται | selēniázetai} ‘is moonstruck’ uses a passive form reflecting chronic affliction linked to lunar influence, and the coordinated adverbial clause kai kakōs paskhei {καὶ κακῶς πάσχει | kaí kakōs páskhei} ‘and he suffers badly’ intensifies his condition.
Root and etymology
selēnēsigma–epsilon–lambda–ē–nu–ē
“moon”
In context — Matthew 17:15
He said, “Lord , have mercy on my son, because he suffers from seizures and is badly afflicted; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 17:15, so the Greek word σεληνιάζεται (selêniazetai) 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.17.15.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.15.W9.S1) and character.