Matthew 21:24:1Matt.21.24.W1TAB
ἀποκριθεὶς
apokritheis
“Answering”
- Transliteration
- a-po-kri-THEIS
- Extended
- ah-poh-kree-THEIS
- IPA
- /a.po.kriˈtʰiːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Answering
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-kri-THEIS
- clause
a-po-kri-THEIS DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEIS DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS e-rô-TÊ-sô hy-MAS ka-GÔ LO-gon HE-na HON e-AN EI-pê-TE moi ka-GÔ hy-MEEN e-RÔ en POI-a ek-soo-SI-a TAU-ta poi-Ô
Exegesis
apokritheis {ἀποκριθεὶς | apokritheîs} ‘having answered’ introduces an aorist participle framing Jesus’ response as deliberate.
In context — Matthew 21:24
But Jesus answered them, “I too will ask you one thing; if you tell Me, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 21:24, so the Greek word ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) 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.21.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.24.W1.S1) and character.