Matthew 20:31:14Matt.20.31.W14TAB
ἐλέησον
eleêson
“have mercy on”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-ê-son
- Extended
- eh-LEH-ê-sohn
- IPA
- /e.ˈle.eː.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- have mercy on
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LE-ê-son
- phraseyour reading level
e-LE-ê-son hê-MAS
- clause
KY-ri-e e-LE-ê-son hê-MAS hyi-OS dau-ID
- sentence
HO DE O-khlos e-pe-TI-mê-sen au-TOIS HI-na si-ô-PÊ-sô-sin OI DE MEI-zon E-kra-ksan LE-gon-tes KY-ri-e e-LE-ê-son hê-MAS hyi-OS dau-ID
Exegesis
In the direct address, the vocative Kyrie {Κύριε | Kýrie} ‘Lord’ precedes the aorist imperative eleēson {ἐλέησον | eléēson} ‘have mercy,’ taking hēmas {ἡμᾶς | hēmâs} as its object.
In context — Matthew 20:31
But the crowd rebuked them so that they would be silent, yet they cried out even more, saying, “Lord , have mercy on us, Son of David .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:31:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 20:31, so the Greek word ἐλέησον (eleêson) 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.20.31.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.31.W14.S1) and character.