Matthew 19:13:2Matt.19.13.W2TAB
⸀προσηνέχθησαν
prosênekhthêsan
“were brought”
- Transliteration
- pro-sê-NEKH-thê-san
- Extended
- pro-sê-NEKH-thê-sahn
- IPA
- /pro.seːˈnekʰ.tʰeː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were brought
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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-sê-NEKH-thê-san
- 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
The aorist passive indicative prosenecthesan {προσηνέχθησαν | pro-sē-néch-thē-san} introduces the action, with auto {αὐτῷ | au-tō̂} marking the recipient, Jesus.
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 19:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 19:13, so the Greek word ⸀προσηνέχθησαν (prosênekhthêsan) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.13.W2.S1) and character.