Matthew 19:15:2Matt.19.15.W2TAB
ἐπιθεὶς
epitheis
“having laid”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-THEIS
- Extended
- eh-pee-THEIS
- IPA
- /e.pi.ˈtʰeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- having laid
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-THEIS
- sentence
KAI e-pi-THEIS TAS KHEI-ras au-TOIS e-po-REU-thê e-KEI-then
Exegesis
The aorist participle epitheis {ἐπιθεὶς | e-pi-theìs} “having laid” functions as an adverbial temporal participle, indicating an action completed before the main verb. Its implicit subject is the same as that of the finite verb.
Root and etymology
epitithemiepsilon–pi–iota–tau–iota–theta–eta–mu–iota
“to place upon, to lay on”
In context — Matthew 19:15
And after laying His hands on them, He departed from there .
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 19:15, so the Greek word ἐπιθεὶς (epitheis) 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.19.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.15.W2.S1) and character.