Matthew 20:30:9Matt.20.30.W9TAB
ἀκούσαντες
akoosantes
“having heard”
- Transliteration
- a-KOO-san-tes
- Extended
- ah-KOO-sahn-tehs
- IPA
- /aˈkuː.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
- phraseyour reading level
a-KOO-san-tes HO-ti ee-ay-SOOS pa-RA-yei
- 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 aorist participle akousantes {ἀκούσαντες | akoúsantes} introduces a circumstantial temporal clause, with hóti {ὅτι | hóti} marking the content clause reporting that Jesus {Ἰησοῦς | Iēsoûs} parágei {παράγει | parágei}, a present indicative expressing ongoing motion.
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 20:30:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 20:30, 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.20.30.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.30.W9.S1) and character.