Matthew 19:13:7Matt.19.13.W7TAB
χεῖρας
kheiras
“hands”
- Transliteration
- KHEI-ras
- Extended
- KHEI-rahs
- IPA
- /ˈkʰei.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- hands
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHEI-ras
- 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 accusative tas cheiras {τὰς χεῖρας | tàs kheî-ras} and dative autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} specify the action’s object and beneficiaries.
Root and etymology
cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand, means of action”
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 19:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 19:13, so the Greek word χεῖρας (kheiras) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.13.W7.S1) and character.