Matthew 19:3:2Matt.19.3.W2TAB
προσῆλθον
prosêlthon
“{They} came”
- Transliteration
- pro-SÊL-thon
- Extended
- proh-SÊL-thohn
- IPA
- /pro.ˈseːl.tʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- {They} came
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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-SÊL-thon
- clause
KAI pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔI pha-ri-SAI-oi pei-RA-zon-tes au-TON KAI LE-gon-tes
- sentence
KAI pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔI pha-ri-SAI-oi pei-RA-zon-tes au-TON KAI LE-gon-tes ei EK-ses-tin an-THRÔ-pōi a-po-LY-sai TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOO ka-TA PA-san ai-TI-an
Exegesis
The aorist verb prosēlthon {προσῆλθον | pro-sḗl-thon} functions as the main narrative verb, with Pharisaioi {Φαρισαῖοι | Pha-ri-saî-oi} as its subject.
In context — Matthew 19:3
And Pharisees came to Him , putting Him to the test , and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 19:3, so the Greek word προσῆλθον (prosêlthon) 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.19.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.3.W2.S1) and character.