Matthew 18:27:1Matt.18.27.W1TAB
σπλαγχνισθεὶς
splangkhnistheis
“having been moved with compassion”
- Transliteration
- splang-khni-STHEIS
- Extended
- splang-khni-STHEIS
- IPA
- /splaŋ.kʰni.ˈstʰiːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- having been moved with compassion
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
splang-khni-STHEIS
- phraseyour reading level
splang-khni-STHEIS DE ho KY-ri-os TOO DOO-loo e-KEI-noo a-PE-ly-sen au-TON
- sentence
splang-khni-STHEIS DE ho KY-ri-os TOO DOO-loo e-KEI-noo a-PE-ly-sen au-TON KAI TO DA-nei-on a-PHÊ-ken au-TÔI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist passive participle splangchnistheis {σπλαγχνισθεὶς | splang-khni-stheís} “having been moved with compassion,” which introduces the motive for the subsequent actions.
In context — Matthew 18:27
Then the master of that servant, having compassion , set him free and forgave him the debt.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 18:27, so the Greek word σπλαγχνισθεὶς (splangkhnistheis) 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.18.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.27.W1.S1) and character.