Matthew 19:15:4Matt.19.15.W4TAB
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
- sentence
KAI e-pi-THEIS TAS KHEI-ras au-TOIS e-po-REU-thê e-KEI-then
Exegesis
The object of the participle is the noun phrase tas kheiras {τὰς χεῖρας | tàs kheî-ras} “the hands,” while the dative autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} specifies the beneficiaries “on them,” referring to the children just mentioned in the context.
Root and etymology
cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand, means of action”
In context — Matthew 19:15
And after laying His hands on them, He departed from there .
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 19:15, 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.19.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.15.W4.S1) and character.