Matthew 2:5:11Matt.2.5.W11TAB
γέγραπται
yegraptai
“it is written”
- Transliteration
- YE-gra-ptai
- Extended
- YE-gra-ptai
- IPA
- /ˈʝe.gra.ptai/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is written
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
YE-gra-ptai
- clause
HOO-tôs GAR YE-gra-ptai di-A TOO pro-PHÊ-too
- sentence
hoi DE EI-pan au-TÔ en bêth-LE-em TÊS i-oo-DAI-as HOO-tôs GAR YE-gra-ptai di-A TOO pro-PHÊ-too
Exegesis
gegraptai {γέγραπται | gégraptai} is a perfect passive form whose force is not merely past time but a standing written authority, presenting the cited prophecy as already established.
Root and etymology
graphōgamma rho alpha phi omega
“to write, inscribe”
In context — Matthew 2:5
But they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is how it stands written by the prophet ."
About this coordinate
Matthew 2:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 2:5, so the Greek word γέγραπται (yegraptai) 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.2.5.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.5.W11.S1) and character.