Matthew 18:2:4Matt.18.2.W4TAB
ἔστησεν
estêsen
“he set”
- Transliteration
- E-stê-sen
- Extended
- E-stê-sen
- IPA
- /ˈe.steː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he set
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-stê-sen
- sentence
KAI pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos pai-DI-on E-stê-sen au-TO en ME-sô au-TÔN
Exegesis
An aorist middle participle proskalesamenos {προσκαλεσάμενος | proskalésamenos} ‘having called’ precedes the main verb estēsen {ἔστησεν | éstēsen} ‘he set’, forming a temporal participial clause.
Root and etymology
histēmihístēmi
“to cause to stand, set in place”
In context — Matthew 18:2
And having called a child to Himself, He placed the child in the midst of them.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 18:2, so the Greek word ἔστησεν (estêsen) 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.18.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.2.W4.S1) and character.