Matthew 21:22:8Matt.21.22.W8TAB

προσευχῇ

proseukhêi

prayer

Transliteration
pro-seu-KHÊI
Extended
pro-seu-KHÊI
IPA
/pro.seu.ˈkʰeːi/

Meaning by language

English
prayer

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Result
προ + σευ + χῇ
pro + seu + khêi
proseukhêi

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigmas — as in sit
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Chih/kh — like Bach
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    pro-seu-KHÊI

  2. sentence

    KAI PAN-ta HO-sa AN ai-TÊ-sê-te en TÊI pro-seu-KHÊI pis-TEU-on-tes LÊM-pse-sthe

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase en te proseuchē {ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ | en tê pros-eu-khḗ} ‘in prayer’ delineates the setting of the request.

Root and etymology

euch-epsilon–upsilon–chi

prayer, vow

In contextMatthew 21:22

And all things that you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.

About this coordinate

Matthew 21:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 21:22, so the Greek word προσευχῇ (proseukhêi) 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.21.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.22.W8.S1) and character.