Matthew 19:27:12Matt.19.27.W12TAB
ἠκολουθήσαμέν
êkolouthêsamen
“followed”
- Transliteration
- ê-ko-lou-thê-sa-MEN
- Extended
- ê-koh-lou-thê-sah-MEN
- IPA
- /eː.ko.luː.tʰeː.sa.ˈmen/
Meaning by language
- English
- followed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ê-ko-lou-thê-sa-MEN
- clause
i-DOU hê-MEIS a-PHÊ-ka-men PAN-ta KAI ê-ko-lou-thê-sa-MEN SOI
- sentence
TÔ-te a-po-kri-THEIS HO PE-tros EI-pen au-TOI i-DOU hê-MEIS a-PHÊ-ka-men PAN-ta KAI ê-ko-lou-thê-sa-MEN SOI TI A-ra ES-tai hê-MIN
Exegesis
The two aorist verbs aphēkamen {ἀφήκαμεν | a-PHĒ-ka-men} and ēkolouthēsamen {ἠκολουθήσαμέν | ē-ko-lou-THĒ-sa-men} form a coordinated pair describing decisive past actions: abandoning and then following.
In context — Matthew 19:27
Then Peter answered and said to Him , “Behold, we have left all things and have followed You; what then will there be for us?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:27:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 19:27, so the Greek word ἠκολουθήσαμέν (êkolouthêsamen) 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.19.27.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.27.W12.S1) and character.