Matthew 18:21:2Matt.18.21.W2TAB
προσελθὼν
proselthôn
“having come near”
- Transliteration
- pro-sel-THÔN
- Extended
- proh-sehl-THÔN
- IPA
- /pro.selˈtʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having come near
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-sel-THÔN
- clause
TO-te pro-sel-THÔN au-TOI ho PE-tros EI-pen
- sentence
TO-te pro-sel-THÔN au-TOI ho PE-tros EI-pen KY-ree-e po-SA-kis ha-mar-TÊ-sei eis e-ME ho a-del-PHOS moo KAI a-PHÊ-sô au-TOI
Exegesis
The aorist participle proselthon {προσελθών | proselthṓn} functions circumstantially, describing Peter’s deliberate approach to Jesus and setting the scene before the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eipen} “said.”
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 18:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 18:21, so the Greek word προσελθὼν (proselthôn) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.21.W2.S1) and character.