Matthew 20:30:5Matt.20.30.W5TAB
καθήμενοι
kathêmenoi
“sitting”
- Transliteration
- ka-THÊ-me-noi
- Extended
- kah-THÊ-me-noi
- IPA
- /kaˈtʰeː.me.noi/
Meaning by language
- English
- sitting
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ka-THÊ-me-noi
- phraseyour reading level
KAI i-DOO DY-o ty-PHLOI ka-THÊ-me-noi pa-RA TÊN ho-DON
- clause
KAI i-DOO DY-o ty-PHLOI ka-THÊ-me-noi pa-RA TÊN ho-DON a-KOO-san-tes HO-ti ee-ay-SOOS pa-RA-yei E-kra-ksan LE-gon-tes
- sentence
KAI i-DOO DY-o ty-PHLOI ka-THÊ-me-noi pa-RA TÊN ho-DON a-KOO-san-tes HO-ti ee-ay-SOOS pa-RA-yei E-kra-ksan LE-gon-tes KY-ri-e e-LE-ê-son hê-MAS hy-OS dau-ID
Exegesis
The substantive participle construction dyo typhloi kathemenoi {δύο τυφλοί καθήμενοι | dýo typhloí kathḗmenoi} identifies the two blind men seated as the subject.
In context — Matthew 20:30
See, two blind men sat beside the road; upon learning that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord , have mercy on us, Son of David.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:30:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 20:30, so the Greek word καθήμενοι (kathêmenoi) 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.20.30.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.30.W5.S1) and character.