Matthew 19:16:4Matt.19.16.W4TAB
προσελθὼν
proselthôn
“having approached”
- Transliteration
- pro-sel-THÔN
- Extended
- pro-sel-THÔN
- IPA
- /pro.sel.ˈtʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having approached
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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-sel-THÔN
- clause
KAI i-DOO HEIS pro-sel-THÔN au-TÔ EI-pen
- sentence
KAI i-DOO HEIS pro-sel-THÔN au-TÔ EI-pen di-DAS-ka-le TI a-ga-THON poi-Ê-sô HI-na SKHÔ zô-ÊN ai-Ô-ni-on
Exegesis
This is followed by the aorist participle proselthōn {προσελθὼν | proselthṓn}, which is syntactically circumstantial, describing prior action relative to the main verb: the man, “having come,” is now in position to speak.
In context — Matthew 19:16
And behold, one who had come to Him said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do so that I may have eternal life?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 19:16, so the Greek word προσελθὼν (proselthôn) 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.19.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.16.W4.S1) and character.