Matthew 18:19:19Matt.18.19.W19TAB
αἰτήσωνται,
aitêsônai
“they ask”
- Transliteration
- ai-TÊ-sô-nai
- Extended
- ai-TÊ-soh-nai
- IPA
- /ai.ˈteː.sɔːn.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- they ask
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ai-TÊ-sô-nai
- phraseyour reading level
PA-lin a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN HO-ti e-AN DY-o sym-phô-NÊ-sô-sin eks hy-MÔN e-PI TÊS YÊS pe-RI pan-TOS PRA-gma-tos HOO e-AN ai-TÊ-sô-nai
- sentence
PA-lin a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN HO-ti e-AN DY-o sym-phô-NÊ-sô-sin eks hy-MÔN e-PI TÊS YÊS pe-RI pan-TOS PRA-gma-tos HOO e-AN ai-TÊ-sô-nai ye-NÊ-se-tai au-TOIS pa-RA TOO pa-TROS MOO TOO en oo-ra-NOIS
Exegesis
The genitival phrase peri pantos pragmatos hou ean aitesontai {περὶ παντὸς πράγματος οὗ ἐὰν αἰτήσωνται | perí pantòs prágmatos hoû eán aitḗsōntai} ‘concerning every matter of which they may ask’ indicates comprehensive scope with an embedded relative conditional.
Root and etymology
aitéōaiteo
“to ask, request”
In context — Matthew 18:19
Again, truly I say to you, if two of you maintain harmonious agreement on earth regarding any matter you request, My Father in the heavens will accomplish it for you.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:19:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Matthew 18:19, so the Greek word αἰτήσωνται, (aitêsônai) 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.18.19.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.19.W19.S1) and character.