Matthew 20:32:10Matt.20.32.W10TAB
θέλετε
thelete
“do you want”
- Transliteration
- THE-le-te
- Extended
- THEH-leh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈtʰe.le.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- do you want
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
THE-le-te
- clause
TI THE-le-te poi-Ê-sô hy-MIN
- sentence
KAI STAS HO ee-ay-SOOS e-PHÔ-nê-sen au-TOOS KAI EI-pen TI THE-le-te poi-Ê-sô hy-MIN
Exegesis
Within the direct question, the interrogative pronoun ti {τί | tí} “what” is fronted for emphasis, followed by the present indicative thelete {θέλετε | thé-le-te} “do you want,” which governs the aorist subjunctive poieso {ποιήσω | poi-ḗ-sō} “should I do.”
Root and etymology
thelothē-lō
“to will, desire”
In context — Matthew 20:32
And Jesus stopped, called them over, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:32:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 20:32, so the Greek word θέλετε (thelete) 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.20.32.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.32.W10.S1) and character.