Matthew 18:21:19Matt.18.21.W19TAB
ἑπτάκις;
heptakis
“seven times”
- Transliteration
- hep-TA-kis
- Extended
- hehp-TAH-kis
- IPA
- /hepˈta.kis/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven times
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hep-TA-kis
- sentence
HE-ôs hep-TA-kis
Exegesis
Finally, the prepositional phrase heos heptakis {ἕως ἑπτάκις | héōs heptákis} expresses a proposed numerical limit “up to seven times,” using the numeral adverb to intensify the sense of repeated offenses. In translation, the Greek participial construction is rendered as a finite clause (“Peter came to Him and said”) for clarity, while the two linked clauses of sinning and forgiving are preserved as a single complex question, maintaining the rhetorical force of Peter’s query.
Root and etymology
heptaeta pi tau alpha
“seven”
In context — Matthew 18:21
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord , how many times will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:21:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Matthew 18:21, so the Greek word ἑπτάκις; (heptakis) 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.18.21.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.21.W19.S1) and character.