Matthew 21:24:7Matt.21.24.W7TAB
Ἐρωτήσω
erôtêsô
“I will ask”
- Transliteration
- e-rô-TÊ-sô
- Extended
- eh-rô-TÊ-sô
- IPA
- /e.rɔːˈteː.sɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will ask
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-rô-TÊ-sô
- phraseyour reading level
e-rô-TÊ-sô hy-MAS ka-GÔ LO-gon HE-na
- clause
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
- 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
Within the quotation, erōtēsō {Ἐρωτήσω | Erōtḗsō} ‘I will ask’ establishes a future inquiry, and the conditional ean {ἐὰν | eàn} with subjunctive eipete {εἴπητέ | eípēte} ‘if you say’ forms a protasis contingent on the hearers’ reply.
Root and etymology
erōtaōepsilon–rho–omega–tau–alpha–omega
“to ask, question”
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 21:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 21:24, so the Greek word Ἐρωτήσω (erôtêsô) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.24.W7.S1) and character.