Matthew 18:5:13Matt.18.5.W13TAB
δέχεται.
dekhetai
“receives”
- Transliteration
- DE-khe-tai
- Extended
- DE-khe-tai
- IPA
- /ˈde.kʰe.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- receives
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
DE-khe-tai
- phraseyour reading level
e-ME DE-khe-tai
- sentence
KAI HOS e-AN DEK-sê-tai HEN pai-DI-on toi-OO-to e-PI TOI o-no-ma-TI moo e-ME DE-khe-tai
Exegesis
The apodosis eme dechetai {ἐμὲ δέχεται | emé dékhetai} asserts the identifying result: receiving the lowly child equates to receiving Jesus Himself. In translation, the relative-general condition is rendered as “whoever receives/welcomes,” and “in My name” is maintained to convey allegiance, culminating in the mutual reception of Jesus.
In context — Matthew 18:5
And anyone who receives one such child in My name receives Me .
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 18:5, so the Greek word δέχεται. (dekhetai) 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.18.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.5.W13.S1) and character.