Matthew 21:1:3Matt.21.1.W3TAB
ἤγγισαν
êngyisan
“they drew near”
- Transliteration
- ÊNG-yi-san
- Extended
- ÊNG-yi-san
- IPA
- /ˈeːŋ.ʝi.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they drew near
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊNG-yi-san
- phraseyour reading level
KAI HO-te ÊNG-yi-san EIS hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma KAI ÊL-thon EIS bêth-pha-GÊ EIS TO O-ros TÔN e-lai-ÔN
- sentence
KAI HO-te ÊNG-yi-san EIS hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma KAI ÊL-thon EIS bêth-pha-GÊ EIS TO O-ros TÔN e-lai-ÔN TO-te ee-ay-SOOS a-PES-tei-len DY-o ma-thê-TAS
Exegesis
Two aorist indicative verbs—ḗnggisan {ἤγγισαν | ḗnggisan} ‘they drew near’ and ēlthon {ἦλθον | ēlthon} ‘they came’—define completed movements, first toward Jerusalem {Ἱεροσόλυμα | Hierosólyma} and then to Bethphage {Βηθφαγὴ | Bēthphagḕ}.
Root and etymology
engizoengizo
“to draw near, approach”
In context — Matthew 21:1
And as they came near Jerusalem and reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples .
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 21:1, so the Greek word ἤγγισαν (êngyisan) 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.21.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.1.W3.S1) and character.