Matthew 2:21:3Matt.2.21.W3TAB
ἐγερθεὶς
eyertheis
“rose”
- Transliteration
- e-yer-THEIS
- Extended
- eh-yer-THEIS
- IPA
- /e.ʝer.ˈtʰiːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- rose
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-yer-THEIS
- sentence
HO DE e-yer-THEIS pa-RE-la-be TO pai-DI-on KAI TÊN mê-TE-ra au-TOO KAI ei-SÊL-then eis YÊN is-ra-ÊL
Exegesis
The sentence opens with ho de egertheis {ὁ δὲ ἐγερθεὶς | ho de e-ger-theis}, a substantival participial construction that identifies the acting subject from the prior context and places the rising before the main actions.
Root and etymology
egeiroepsilon gamma epsilon iota rho omega
“to raise, wake”
In context — Matthew 2:21
After he rose , he took the child and his mother, and entered the land of Israel .
About this coordinate
Matthew 2:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 2:21, so the Greek word ἐγερθεὶς (eyertheis) 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.2.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.21.W3.S1) and character.