Matthew 19:3:4Matt.19.3.W4TAB
Φαρισαῖοι
pharisaioi
“Pharisees”
- Transliteration
- pha-ri-SAI-oi
- Extended
- phah-ri-SAI-oi
- IPA
- /pʰa.ri.ˈsai.oi/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pharisees
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pha-ri-SAI-oi
- 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 19:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 19:3, so the Greek word Φαρισαῖοι (pharisaioi) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.3.W4.S1) and character.