Matthew 21:18:7Matt.21.18.W7TAB
ἐπείνασεν.
epeinasen
“he became hungry”
- Transliteration
- e-PEI-na-sen
- Extended
- e-PEI-na-sen
- IPA
- /e.ˈpiː.na.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he became hungry
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PEI-na-sen
- sentence
prô-I DE e-pa-NA-gôn eis TÊN PO-lin e-PEI-na-sen
Exegesis
The main verb epeinasen {ἐπείνασεν | epéinasen} is an aorist indicative denoting a completed action: ‘he became hungry.’ The English formal rendering retains the Greek clause structure with “while” to capture the ongoing action, and the dynamic version shifts to more contemporary phrasing with “felt hungry.”
Root and etymology
peinaōp-e-i-n-a-o
“to hunger”
In context — Matthew 21:18
Now in the morning, while He was going back into the city , He became hungry.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 21:18, so the Greek word ἐπείνασεν. (epeinasen) 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.21.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.18.W7.S1) and character.