Matthew 18:33:2Matt.18.33.W2TAB
ἔδει
edei
“it was necessary”
- Transliteration
- E-dei
- Extended
- EH-dei
- IPA
- /ˈe.dei/
Meaning by language
- English
- it was necessary
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
E-dei
- phraseyour reading level
OOK E-dei KAI SE e-le-Ê-sai TON syn-doo-LON SOO
- sentence
OOK E-dei KAI SE e-le-Ê-sai TON syn-doo-LON SOO HÔS ka-GÔ SE ê-LE-ê-sa
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negative particle ouk {οὐκ | ouk} 'not' combined with the impersonal imperfect verb edei {ἔδει | é-dei} 'it was necessary' to form a rhetorical question conveying rebuke.
Root and etymology
deidelta–epsilon–iota
“it is necessary, must”
In context — Matthew 18:33
Was it not necessary for you also to have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 18:33, so the Greek word ἔδει (edei) 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.18.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.33.W2.S1) and character.