Matthew 18:25:5Matt.18.25.W5TAB
ἀποδοῦναι
apodounai
“to repay”
- Transliteration
- a-po-DOU-nai
- Extended
- ah-poh-DOO-nai
- IPA
- /a.poˈduː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to repay
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-DOU-nai
- sentence
MÊ E-khon-tos DE au-TOU a-po-DOU-nai e-KE-leu-sen au-TON HO KY-ree-os pra-THÊ-nai KAI TÊN gy-NAI-ka KAI TA TEK-na KAI PAN-ta HO-sa E-khei KAI a-po-do-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
The verse begins with a genitive absolute echontos autou apodounai, where echontos {ἔχοντος | échontos} ‘having’ and autou {αὐτοῦ | autoû} ‘of him’ form a circumstantial clause indicating inability, and the infinitive apodounai {ἀποδοῦναι | apodoûnai} ‘to repay’ expresses the action lacking.
In context — Matthew 18:25
But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord ordered that he be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he owned, and that repayment be made.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 18:25, so the Greek word ἀποδοῦναι (apodounai) 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.18.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.25.W5.S1) and character.