Matthew 19:14:12Matt.19.14.W12TAB
ἐλθεῖν
elthein
“to come”
- Transliteration
- el-THEIN
- Extended
- ehl-THEIN
- IPA
- /elˈtʰiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to come
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
el-THEIN
- phraseyour reading level
A-phe-te TA pai-DI-a KAI MÊ kô-LY-e-te au-TA el-THEIN PROS me
- clause
A-phe-te TA pai-DI-a KAI MÊ kô-LY-e-te au-TA el-THEIN PROS me TÔN GAR toi-OU-tôn es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN
- sentence
ho DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen A-phe-te TA pai-DI-a KAI MÊ kô-LY-e-te au-TA el-THEIN PROS me TÔN GAR toi-OU-tôn es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN
Exegesis
The accusative object ta paidia {τὰ παιδία | tà pai-día} is the focus of these commands, and the complementary infinitive elthein {ἐλθεῖν | el-theîn} governed by pros {πρός | prós} specifies the intended action and direction, “to come to” the speaker, clarified by the first person pronoun me {με | me}.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to come, go, arrive”
In context — Matthew 19:14
But Jesus said, “Allow the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of the heavens belongs to such as these.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 19:14, so the Greek word ἐλθεῖν (elthein) 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.19.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.14.W12.S1) and character.