Matthew 2:7:6Matt.2.7.W6TAB
μάγους
magoos
“magi”
- Transliteration
- MA-goos
- Extended
- MAH-goos
- IPA
- /ˈma.guːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- magi
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
MA-goos
- sentence
TO-te hê-RÔI-dês LA-thrai ka-LE-sas TOOS MA-goos ê-KRI-bô-sen par au-TÔN TON KHRO-non TOO phai-no-ME-noo a-STE-ros
Exegesis
The participial phrase kalesas tous magous {καλέσας τοὺς μάγους | kalésas toùs mágous} is circumstantial, presenting the summons as prior to the main verb and setting up the inquiry that follows.
Root and etymology
magosmu alpha gamma omicron sigma
“Magi, learned astrologer”
In context — Matthew 2:7
Then Herod , in secret, arranged for the magi to come to him and pinned down from them the timing of the star's appearance.
About this coordinate
Matthew 2:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 2:7, so the Greek word μάγους (magoos) 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.2.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.7.W6.S1) and character.