Matthew 17:8:1Matt.17.8.W1TAB
ἐπάραντες
eparantes
“having lifted up”
- Transliteration
- e-PA-ran-tes
- Extended
- eh-PAH-rahn-tehs
- IPA
- /eˈpa.ran.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having lifted up
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| 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
e-PA-ran-tes
- sentence
e-PA-ran-tes DE TOOS oph-thal-MOOS au-TÔN ou-DE-na EI-don ei MÊ au-TON ee-ay-SOON MO-non
Exegesis
The verse opens with the circumstantial participle eparantes {ἐπάραντες | epárantes} ‘having lifted up’, which is temporally prior to the main verb eîdon {εἶδον | eîdon} ‘they saw’.
Root and etymology
epairōepsilon–pi–alpha–iota–rho–omega
“to lift up, raise”
In context — Matthew 17:8
When they raised their eyes, they saw no one—except Jesus alone .
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 17:8, so the Greek word ἐπάραντες (eparantes) 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.17.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.8.W1.S1) and character.