Matthew 17:5:22Matt.17.5.W22TAB
ἀγαπητός,
agapêtos
“beloved”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-pê-TOS
- Extended
- ah-gah-pê-TOHS
- IPA
- /a.ga.peː.ˈtos/
Meaning by language
- English
- beloved
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ga-pê-TOS
- phraseyour reading level
hoo-TOS es-tin ho hyi-OS moo ho a-ga-pê-TOS
- clause
hoo-TOS es-tin ho hyi-OS moo ho a-ga-pê-TOS en HÔI eu-DO-kê-sa
- sentence
E-ti au-TOO la-LOON-tos i-DOO ne-PHE-lê phô-tei-NÊ e-pe-SKI-a-sen au-TOOS KAI i-DOO phô-NÊ ek TÊS ne-PHE-lês LE-goo-sa hoo-TOS es-tin ho hyi-OS moo ho a-ga-pê-TOS en HÔI eu-DO-kê-sa a-KOO-e-te au-TOO
Exegesis
The participle legousa {λέγουσα | lé-gou-sa} “saying” leads into the emphatic declaration houtos estin ho huios mou ho agapētos {Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός | Hoû-tos é-stin ho huiós mou ho a-ga-pē-tós} “This is My beloved Son,” foregrounding Jesus’ identity.
Root and etymology
agapaōalpha–gamma–alpha–pi–alpha–omega
“to love with devoted love”
In context — Matthew 17:5
While He was still speaking, behold, a radiant cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son , in whom I am well pleased; listen to Him.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:5:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Matthew 17:5, so the Greek word ἀγαπητός, (agapêtos) 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.17.5.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.5.W22.S1) and character.