Matthew 18:26:8Matt.18.26.W8TAB
⸀Μακροθύμησον
makrothymêson
“Be patient”
- Transliteration
- ma-kro-THY-mê-son
- Extended
- mah-kroh-THY-mê-sohn
- IPA
- /ma.kʰro.ˈtʰy.meː.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- Be patient
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-kro-THY-mê-son
- phraseyour reading level
ma-kro-THY-mê-son ep e-MOI
- clause
ma-kro-THY-mê-son ep e-MOI KAI PAN-ta a-po-DÔ-sô soi
- sentence
pe-SÔN OON ho DOO-los pro-se-KY-nei au-TOI LE-gôn ma-kro-THY-mê-son ep e-MOI KAI PAN-ta a-po-DÔ-sô soi
Exegesis
The participle legon {λέγων | légōn} ‘saying’ introduces the content of his appeal, which is expressed by the aorist imperative Makrothymeson {Μακροθύμησον | Makrothýmēson} ‘have patience’ and the prepositional phrase ep emoi {ἐπ’ ἐμοί | ep emoí} ‘with me’.
Root and etymology
makrothymiamu–alpha–kappa–rho–omicron–theta–upsilon–mu–iota–alpha
“patience, long-suffering”
In context — Matthew 18:26
Therefore the servant , having fallen down, was prostrating himself before him, saying, “Have patience with me, and I will repay everything to you.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:26:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 18:26, so the Greek word ⸀Μακροθύμησον (makrothymêson) 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.18.26.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.26.W8.S1) and character.