Matthew 20:3:2Matt.20.3.W2TAB
ἐξελθὼν
ekselthôn
“having gone out”
- Transliteration
- ek-sel-THÔN
- Extended
- ek-sel-THÔN
- IPA
- /ek.sel.ˈtʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having gone out
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sel-THÔN
- sentence
KAI ek-sel-THÔN pe-RI TRI-tÊN HÔ-ran EI-den AL-loos he-STÔ-tas EN TÊ a-go-RA ar-GOOS
Exegesis
The aorist participle exelthon {ἐξελθών | exelthṓn} functions as a temporal circumstantial participle, describing an action that precedes the main event expressed by the aorist indicative eiden {εἶδεν | eîden}, which carries the main narrative progression.
In context — Matthew 20:3
And having gone out about the third hour , he saw others standing idle in the marketplace .
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 20:3, so the Greek word ἐξελθὼν (ekselthôn) 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.20.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.3.W2.S1) and character.