Matthew 19:17:7Matt.19.17.W7TAB
⸂ἐρωτᾷς
erôtas
“you ask”
- Transliteration
- e-rô-TAS
- Extended
- eh-rô-TAHS
- IPA
- /e.rɔːˈtas/
Meaning by language
- English
- you ask
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-rô-TAS
- clause
TI me e-rô-TAS pe-RI TOO a-ga-THOO
- sentence
HO DE EI-pen au-TOI TI me e-rô-TAS pe-RI TOO a-ga-THOO
Exegesis
The interrogative Ti me erōtas {Τί με ἐρωτᾷς | Tí me e-rō-tâis} forms a direct question, with the neuter interrogative pronoun Ti functioning idiomatically as “Why” in context, and the present indicative erōtas giving the sense of a current inquiry, “you are asking Me.”
The main imperative tērēson tas entolas {τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς | tḗ-rē-son tàs en-to-lás} concludes the sentence with a clear command, where the aorist imperative has the force of a decisive, comprehensive response, and the plural “the commandments” refers collectively to God’s covenant directives as the path into that “life.”
In context — Matthew 19:17
But He said to him, “Why do you ask Me about the good? There is One who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 19:17, so the Greek word ⸂ἐρωτᾷς (erôtas) 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.19.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.17.W7.S1) and character.