Matthew 17:3:8Matt.17.3.W8TAB
⸂συλλαλοῦντες
syllaloontes
“talking”
- Transliteration
- syl-la-LOON-tes
- Extended
- syl-la-LOON-tes
- IPA
- /syl.la.ˈluːn.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- talking
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| 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
syl-la-LOON-tes
- sentence
KAI i-DOO ÔPH-thê au-TOIS mô-y-SÊS KAI ê-LI-as syl-la-LOON-tes met au-TOO
Exegesis
The present active participle syllaloûntes {συλλαλοῦντες | syllaloûntes} conveys ongoing conversation, and the prepositional phrase met autou {μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ | met autoû} specifies that the dialogue is with Jesus in the surrounding context.
Root and etymology
syllaleōsigma–upsilon–lambda–lambda–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to converse together”
In context — Matthew 17:3
And behold , Moses and Elijah appeared to them, speaking with Him .
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 17:3, so the Greek word ⸂συλλαλοῦντες (syllaloontes) 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.17.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.3.W8.S1) and character.