Matthew 2:21:9Matt.2.21.W9TAB
μητέρα
mêtera
“mother”
- Transliteration
- mê-TE-ra
- Extended
- mê-TEH-rah
- IPA
- /meː.ˈte.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- mother
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mê-TE-ra
- 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 coordinated objects to paidion kai ten metera autou {τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ | to pai-dí-on kai tḕn mē-té-ra au-toû} form a single protected unit, with autou {αὐτοῦ | au-toû} marking possession.
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 2:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 2:21, so the Greek word μητέρα (mêtera) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.21.W9.S1) and character.