Matthew 20:21:11Matt.20.21.W11TAB
καθίσωσιν
kathisôsin
“{they} may sit”
- Transliteration
- ka-THI-sô-sin
- Extended
- kah-THI-sô-sin
- IPA
- /kaˈtʰi.sɔː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- {they} may sit
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-THI-sô-sin
- clause
ei-PE HI-na ka-THI-sô-sin OO-toi hoi DY-o hyi-OI moo HEIS ek de-ksi-ÔN soo KAI HEIS eks eu-o-NY-môn soo en TÊI ba-si-LEI-a soo
- sentence
LE-yei au-TÔI ei-PE HI-na ka-THI-sô-sin OO-toi hoi DY-o hyi-OI moo HEIS ek de-ksi-ÔN soo KAI HEIS eks eu-o-NY-môn soo en TÊI ba-si-LEI-a soo
Exegesis
Her request is expressed through an imperative plus ἵνα clause: Εἰπὲ ἵνα καθίσωσιν {Εἰπὲ ἵνα καθίσωσιν | Eî-pe hína ka-thí-sō-sin} literally, ‘Say that they may sit’. Here the aorist subjunctive καθίσωσιν functions as a verb of desired outcome within a content clause, effectively approximating an indirect command in English; this is rendered with “may sit” in the formal version and “are to sit” in the dynamic version to keep the sense of requested authorization.
In context — Matthew 20:21
But He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to Him, “Say that these two sons of mine may sit, one at Your right and one at Your left, in Your kingdom .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 20:21, so the Greek word καθίσωσιν (kathisôsin) 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.20.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.21.W11.S1) and character.