Matthew 2:9:6Matt.2.9.W6TAB
ἐπορεύθησαν,
eporeuthêsan
“{they} went”
- Transliteration
- e-po-REU-thê-san
- Extended
- eh-poh-REU-thê-sahn
- IPA
- /e.po.ˈreu.tʰeː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- {they} went
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-po-REU-thê-san
- 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
The main verb eporeúthēsan {ἐπορεύθησαν | eporeúthēsan} ‘they went’ then advances the narrative.
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 2:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 2:9, so the Greek word ἐπορεύθησαν, (eporeuthêsan) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.9.W6.S1) and character.