Matthew 20:24:2Matt.20.24.W2TAB
ἀκούσαντες
akoosantes
“having heard”
- Transliteration
- a-KOO-san-tes
- Extended
- ah-KOO-sahn-tehs
- IPA
- /a.ˈkuː.san.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having heard
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KOO-san-tes
- sentence
KAI a-KOO-san-tes HOI DE-ka ê-ga-NAK-tê-san pe-RI TÔN DY-o a-del-PHÔN
Exegesis
The aorist participle akousantes {ἀκούσαντες | a-koú-san-tes} “having heard” functions as a circumstantial participle, providing the background situation that triggers the main action.
In context — Matthew 20:24
And when the ten heard , they were indignant about the two brothers .
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 20:24, so the Greek word ἀκούσαντες (akoosantes) 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.20.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.24.W2.S1) and character.