Matthew 21:23:2Matt.21.23.W2TAB

⸂ἐλθόντος

elthontos

having come

Transliteration
el-THON-tos
Extended
el-THON-tos
IPA
/elˈtʰon.tos/

Meaning by language

English
having come

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Result
⸂ἐλ + θόν + τος
el + thon + tos
elthontos

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Thetath — as in thin
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-THON-tos

  2. clause

    KAI el-THON-tos au-TOO eis TO hi-e-RON pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ di-DAS-kon-ti hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi TOO la-OO LE-gon-tes

  3. sentence

    KAI el-THON-tos au-TOO eis TO hi-e-RON pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ di-DAS-kon-ti hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi TOO la-OO LE-gon-tes en POI-a ek-sou-SI-a TAU-ta poi-EIS

Exegesis

The verse opens with the genitive absolute elthontos autou {ἐλθόντος αὐτοῦ | el-thón-tos au-toû} ‘after He had come,’ which situates the timing before Jesus’ entrance.

In contextMatthew 21:23

And after He had entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

About this coordinate

Matthew 21:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 21:23, so the Greek word ⸂ἐλθόντος (elthontos) 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.21.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.23.W2.S1) and character.