Matthew 17:19:2Matt.17.19.W2TAB
προσελθόντες
proselthontes
“having approached”
- Transliteration
- pro-sel-THON-tes
- Extended
- proh-sehl-THON-tehs
- IPA
- /pro.selˈtʰon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having approached
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-sel-THON-tes
- clause
TO-te pro-sel-THON-tes OI ma-thê-TAI TÔ ee-ay-SOO kat i-DI-an EI-pon
- 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
The aorist participle proselthontes {προσελθόντες | pro-sel-thón-tes} serves as an attendant circumstance participle to the main verb eipon {εἶπον | eî-pon}, together presenting the narrative event of the disciples’ movement and speech.
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 17:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 17:19, so the Greek word προσελθόντες (proselthontes) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.19.W2.S1) and character.