ὁ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ὁ

   ho

   {the}
2. clause🔊 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς εἶπεν·

   ho DE ee-ay-SOOS pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos au-TOUS EI-pen

   But {the} Jesus having called them {he} said
3. sentence🔊 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς εἶπεν· Οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν ἐθνῶν κατακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι κατεξουσιάζουσιν αὐτῶν.

   ho DE ee-ay-SOOS pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos au-TOUS EI-pen OI-da-te HO-ti hoi AR-khon-tes TÔN e-THNÔN ka-ta-ky-ri-EU-oo-sin au-TÔN KAI hoi me-GA-loi ka-te-ksoo-si-A-zoo-sin au-TÔN

   But {the} Jesus having called them {he} said You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them and the great ones exercise authority over them

Exegesis

The verse opens with the subject phrase ho Iesous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iē-soûs} followed by the circumstantial participle proskalesamenos {προσκαλεσάμενος | pros-ka-le-Sá-me-nos} ‘having called to Himself’, forming a participial clause that sets the scene before the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘said’. This fronted participial construction highlights Jesus’ deliberate initiative in gathering His hearers prior to speaking.

Root and etymology

Yeshua🔊 יֵשׁוּעַyod–shin–vav–ayin

“Yahweh is salvation”