Matthew 18:32:17Matt.18.32.W17TAB
ἐπεὶ
epei
“since”
- Transliteration
- e-PEI
- Extended
- eh-PEI
- IPA
- /e.ˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- since
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-PEI
- phraseyour reading level
e-PEI pa-re-KA-le-sas me
- clause
DOO-le po-nê-RE PA-san TÊN o-phei-LÊN e-KEI-nên a-PHÊ-ka soi e-PEI pa-re-KA-le-sas me
- sentence
TO-te pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos au-TON ho KY-ri-os au-TOO LE-yei au-TÔ DOO-le po-nê-RE PA-san TÊN o-phei-LÊN e-KEI-nên a-PHÊ-ka soi e-PEI pa-re-KA-le-sas me
Exegesis
The conjunction epei parekalesas me {ἐπεὶ παρεκάλεσάς με | e-peí pa-re-ká-le-sás me} introduces the cause of the release. English renders the temporal participle with a finite clause and keeps the causal epei as “because.”
In context — Matthew 18:32
Then, after summoning him, his lord said to him, “Wicked servant, I have released you from all that you owed because you entreated me.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:32:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 18:32, so the Greek word ἐπεὶ (epei) 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.18.32.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.32.W17.S1) and character.