Matthew 18:33:5Matt.18.33.W5TAB
ἐλεῆσαι
eleêsai
“to have mercy on”
- Transliteration
- e-le-Ê-sai
- Extended
- eh-leh-Ê-sai
- IPA
- /e.le.ˈeː.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to have mercy on
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-le-Ê-sai
- 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 infinitive eleesai {ἐλεῆσαι | e-le-e-sai} 'to have mercy' expresses the obligation’s content, with se 'you' as its logical subject.
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 18:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 18:33, so the Greek word ἐλεῆσαι (eleêsai) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.33.W5.S1) and character.