Matthew 20:13:7Matt.20.13.W7TAB
Ἑταῖρε,
hetaire
“Friend”
- Transliteration
- he-TAI-re
- Extended
- he-TAI-re
- IPA
- /heˈtai.re/
Meaning by language
- English
- Friend
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-TAI-re
- clause
he-TAI-re ouk a-di-KÔ se
- sentence
HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS he-NI au-TÔN EI-pen he-TAI-re ouk a-di-KÔ se ou-KHI dê-na-RI-oo sy-ne-PHÔ-nê-sas moi
Exegesis
The vocative hetaire {Ἑταῖρε | he-taî-re} ‘friend’ directly addresses this worker; in Matthew it often carries a mildly reproving or ironic tone, softening yet confronting the addressee.
Root and etymology
hetairosepsilon with rough breathing–tau–alpha–iota–rho–omicron–sigma
“companion, associate, friend”
In context — Matthew 20:13
But he answered and said to one of them, “Friend, I am not doing you wrong ; did you not agree with me for a denarius ?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 20:13, so the Greek word Ἑταῖρε, (hetaire) 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.20.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.13.W7.S1) and character.