Matthew 2:9:5Matt.2.9.W5TAB
βασιλέως
basileôs
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LE-ôs
- Extended
- bah-see-LEH-ôs
- IPA
- /ba.si.ˈle.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LE-ôs
- phraseyour reading level
HOI DE a-KOO-san-tes TOO ba-si-LE-ôs e-po-REU-thê-san
- sentence
HOI DE a-KOO-san-tes TOO ba-si-LE-ôs e-po-REU-thê-san KAI i-DOO HO a-STÊR HON EI-don EN TÊI a-na-to-LÊI pro-Ê-yen au-TOOS HE-ôs el-THÔN e-STA-thê e-PA-nô HOO ÊN TO pai-DI-on
Exegesis
Linked by the article hoî dè akousantes to the noun phrase tou basiléōs {τοῦ βασιλέως | toû basiléōs} ‘of the king’, it emphasizes their prompt response.
In context — Matthew 2:9
Once they had heard the king , they set out, and behold, the star they had seen at its rising went ahead of them until it came and stood above where the child was.
About this coordinate
Matthew 2:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 2:9, so the Greek word βασιλέως (basileôs) 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.2.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.9.W5.S1) and character.