Matthew 17:23:2Matt.17.23.W2TAB
ἀποκτενοῦσιν
apoktenoosin
“they will kill”
- Transliteration
- a-pok-te-NOO-sin
- Extended
- a-pok-te-NOO-sin
- IPA
- /a.pok.teˈnuː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will kill
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-pok-te-NOO-sin
- phraseyour reading level
KAI a-pok-te-NOO-sin au-TON
- sentence
KAI a-pok-te-NOO-sin au-TON KAI TÊ TRI-tê hê-ME-ra e-yer-THÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
The first clause features the future active verb apoktenousin {ἀποκτενοῦσιν | apoktenoûsin} ‘they will kill’ with the accusative auton {αὐτόν | autón} ‘him’ referring to Jesus.
Root and etymology
ἀποκτείνω
“to kill, put to death”
In context — Matthew 17:23
They will kill Him , and on the third day He will be raised; and they were exceedingly grieved .
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 17:23, so the Greek word ἀποκτενοῦσιν (apoktenoosin) 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.17.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.23.W2.S1) and character.