Matthew 20:34:1Matt.20.34.W1TAB
σπλαγχνισθεὶς
splangkhnistheis
“Having been moved with compassion”
- Transliteration
- spla-ngkh-ni-STHEIS
- Extended
- splah-ngkh-ni-STHEIS
- IPA
- /splaŋ.kʰni.ˈstʰiːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Having been moved with compassion
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
spla-ngkh-ni-STHEIS
- phraseyour reading level
spla-ngkh-ni-STHEIS DE ho ee-ay-SOOS HÊ-psa-to TÔN om-MA-tôn au-TÔN
- sentence
spla-ngkh-ni-STHEIS DE ho ee-ay-SOOS HÊ-psa-to TÔN om-MA-tôn au-TÔN KAI eu-THÊ-ôs a-NE-ble-psan KAI ê-ko-LOO-thê-san au-TÔ
Exegesis
The participle splangchnistheis {σπλαγχνισθεὶς | splangchnistheìs} “having been moved with compassion” introduces the emotional basis for Jesus’ action.
In context — Matthew 20:34
But Jesus , having been moved with compassion, touched their eyes , and at once they received their sight and followed Him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 20:34, so the Greek word σπλαγχνισθεὶς (splangkhnistheis) 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.20.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.34.W1.S1) and character.