Matthew 2:7:8Matt.2.7.W8TAB
παρʼ
par
“from”
- Transliteration
- par
- Extended
- pahr
- IPA
- /par/
Meaning by language
- English
- from
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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Word in context
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par
- 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 preposition parʼ {παρʼ | par} with the genitive autōn {αὐτῶν | autōn} ‘from them’ identifies the magi as the source of the information.
Root and etymology
ginomaigamma iota nu omicron mu alpha iota
“to come, become, arrive”
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 2:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 2:7, so the Greek word παρʼ (par) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.7.W8.S1) and character.