Matthew 18:22:9Matt.18.22.W9TAB
ἑπτάκις
heptakis
“seven times”
- Transliteration
- hep-TA-kis
- Extended
- hep-TA-kis
- IPA
- /hep.ˈta.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
- clause
oo LE-gô soi HE-ôs hep-TA-kis al-LA HE-ôs heb-do-mê-kon-TA-kis hep-TA
- sentence
LE-yei au-TÔI HO ee-ay-SOOS oo LE-gô soi HE-ôs hep-TA-kis al-LA HE-ôs heb-do-mê-kon-TA-kis hep-TA
Exegesis
The preposition-like conjunction heōs {ἕως | hé-ōs} governs the adverbial numeral heptakis {ἑπτάκις | hep-tá-kis}, forming the phrase “up to seven times,” which sets an initial, apparently generous limit.
Root and etymology
heptaeta pi tau alpha
“seven”
In context — Matthew 18:22
Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, ‘up to seven times ,’ but up to seventy times seven.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 18:22, 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.18.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.22.W9.S1) and character.