Matthew 17:19:14Matt.17.19.W14TAB
ἠδυνήθημεν
êdynêthêmen
“could”
- Transliteration
- ê-dy-NÊ-thê-men
- Extended
- ê-dy-NÊ-thê-mehn
- IPA
- /eː.dyˈneː.tʰe.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- could
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ê-dy-NÊ-thê-men
- clause
di-A TI hê-MEIS ouk ê-dy-NÊ-thê-men ek-ba-LEIN au-TO
- sentence
TO-te pro-sel-THON-tes OI ma-thê-TAI TÔ ee-ay-SOO kat i-DI-an EI-pon di-A TI hê-MEIS ouk ê-dy-NÊ-thê-men ek-ba-LEIN au-TO
Exegesis
Within the question, the negated aorist passive verb ouk ēdynēthēmen {οὐκ ἠδυνήθημεν | ouk ē-dy-nḗ-thē-men} forms a predicate of incapacity, taking the complementary infinitive ekbalein {ἐκβαλεῖν | ek-ba-leîn} “to cast out,” which governs the object auto {αὐτό | au-tó}. English rendering translates the participial nuance as simple past action, and preserves the causal force of dia ti in the question word choice.
In context — Matthew 17:19
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why were we not able to cast it out?"
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:19:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 17:19, so the Greek word ἠδυνήθημεν (êdynêthêmen) 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.17.19.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.19.W14.S1) and character.