Matthew 19:25:5Matt.19.25.W5TAB
ἐξεπλήσσοντο
ekseplêssonto
“were astonished”
- Transliteration
- ek-se-PLÊS-son-to
- Extended
- ehk-seh-PLÊS-sohn-toh
- IPA
- /ek.se.ˈpleːs.son.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- were astonished
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-se-PLÊS-son-to
- clause
a-KOO-san-tes DE hoi ma-thê-TAI ek-se-PLÊS-son-to SPHO-dra LE-gon-tes
- sentence
a-KOO-san-tes DE hoi ma-thê-TAI ek-se-PLÊS-son-to SPHO-dra LE-gon-tes TIS A-ra DY-na-tai sô-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
The nominative subject hoi mathetai {οἱ μαθηταὶ | mathetai} sets the agents of the astonishment, which is expressed by the imperfect middle/passive exeplessonto {ἐξεπλήσσοντο | exeplessonto} ‘they were astonished’, with the adverb sphodra {σφόδρα | sphodra} intensifying it.
Root and etymology
ekplessōepsilon–kappa–pi–lambda–eta–sigma–sigma–omega
“to astound, amaze greatly”
In context — Matthew 19:25
But when the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then is able to be saved ?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 19:25, so the Greek word ἐξεπλήσσοντο (ekseplêssonto) 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.19.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.25.W5.S1) and character.