Matthew 19:1:13Matt.19.1.W13TAB

Γαλιλαίας

galilaias

Galilee

Transliteration
ga-li-LAI-as
Extended
gah-li-LAI-ahs
IPA
/ga.li.ˈlai.as/

Meaning by language

English
Galilee

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Result
Γα + λι + λαί + ας
ga + li + lai + as
galilaias

Alphabet Analysis

Gammagh — guttural
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Iotai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    ga-li-LAI-as

  2. phraseyour reading level

    me-TÊ-ren a-PO TÊS ga-li-LAI-as KAI ÊL-then eis TA HO-ri-a TÊS i-oo-DAI-as PE-ran TOO i-or-DA-noo

  3. sentence

    KAI e-YE-ne-to HO-te e-TE-le-sen ho ee-ay-SOOS TOOS LO-goos TOO-toos me-TÊ-ren a-PO TÊS ga-li-LAI-as KAI ÊL-then eis TA HO-ri-a TÊS i-oo-DAI-as PE-ran TOO i-or-DA-noo

Exegesis

The main narrative actions are expressed with two sequential aorist verbs: meteren apo tes Galilaias {μετῆρεν ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας | metḗren apó tēs Galilaías}, describing His departure from Galilee, and elthen eis ta horia tes Ioudaias {ἦλθεν εἰς τὰ ὅρια τῆς Ἰουδαίας | ḗlthen eis tá hória tēs Ioudaías}, describing His arrival into the borders or region of Judea.

In contextMatthew 19:1

And it happened, when Jesus had finished these words, He moved away from Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.

About this coordinate

Matthew 19:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 19:1, so the Greek word Γαλιλαίας (galilaias) 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.19.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.1.W13.S1) and character.