Matthew 21:1:9Matt.21.1.W9TAB
Βηθφαγὴ
bêthphagê
“Bethphage”
- Transliteration
- bêth-pha-GÊ
- Extended
- bêth-pha-GÊ
- IPA
- /beːtʰ.pʰa.ˈgeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Bethphage
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bêth-pha-GÊ
- 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}.
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 21:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 21:1, so the Greek word Βηθφαγὴ (bêthphagê) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.1.W9.S1) and character.