Matthew 19:13:11Matt.19.13.W11TAB
προσεύξηται·
proseuksêtai
“he might pray”
- Transliteration
- pro-SEU-ksê-tai
- Extended
- pro-SEU-ksê-tai
- IPA
- /proˈseu.kseː.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- he might pray
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pro-SEU-ksê-tai
- clause
TO-te pro-sê-NEKH-thê-san au-TOI pai-DI-a HI-na TAS KHEI-ras e-pi-THÊ au-TOIS KAI pro-SEU-ksê-tai
- sentence
TO-te pro-sê-NEKH-thê-san au-TOI pai-DI-a HI-na TAS KHEI-ras e-pi-THÊ au-TOIS KAI pro-SEU-ksê-tai HOI DE ma-thê-TAI e-pe-TI-mê-san au-TOIS
Exegesis
A purpose clause with hina {ἵνα | hína} governs the subjunctive verbs epithe {ἐπιθῇ | e-pi-thê} and proseuxetai {προσεύξηται | pro-seú-xē-tai}, expressing the intention to lay on hands and pray.
In context — Matthew 19:13
Then children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 19:13, so the Greek word προσεύξηται· (proseuksêtai) 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.19.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.13.W11.S1) and character.