Matthew 17:6:2Matt.17.6.W2TAB
ἀκούσαντες
akoosantes
“having heard”
- Transliteration
- a-KOO-san-tes
- Extended
- a-KOO-san-tes
- IPA
- /a.ˈkuː.san.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having heard
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| 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
a-KOO-san-tes
- sentence
KAI a-KOO-san-tes HOI ma-thê-TAI E-pe-san e-PI PRO-sô-pon au-TÔN KAI e-pho-BÊ-thê-san SPHO-dra
Exegesis
The aorist participle akousantes {ἀκούσαντες | a-koú-san-tes} serves as a temporal circumstantial participle, “when they heard,” indicating that the divine communication immediately triggers a physical reaction.
Root and etymology
akouoalpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon–omega
“to hear, listen”
In context — Matthew 17:6
When the disciples heard this, they fell face-down and were greatly afraid .
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 17:6, so the Greek word ἀκούσαντες (akoosantes) 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.17.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.6.W2.S1) and character.