Matthew 17:5:25Matt.17.5.W25TAB
εὐδόκησα·
eudokêsa
“I delighted”
- Transliteration
- eu-DO-kê-sa
- Extended
- eu-DOH-kê-sah
- IPA
- /eu.ˈdo.keː.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I delighted
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
eu-DO-kê-sa
- phraseyour reading level
en HÔI eu-DO-kê-sa
- 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 relative clause en hō eudokēsa {ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα | en hō eu-do-kē-sa} “in whom I am well pleased” expresses divine approval.
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 17:5:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of Matthew 17:5, so the Greek word εὐδόκησα· (eudokêsa) 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.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.5.W25.S1) and character.