Matthew 21:26:6Matt.21.26.W6TAB
φοβούμεθα
phoboometha
“we fear”
- Transliteration
- pho-BOO-me-tha
- Extended
- pho-BOO-me-tha
- IPA
- /pʰo.ˈbuː.me.tʰa/
Meaning by language
- English
- we fear
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pho-BOO-me-tha
- phraseyour reading level
pho-BOO-me-tha TON O-khlon
- clause
eks an-THRÔ-pôn pho-BOO-me-tha TON O-khlon PAN-tes GAR hôs pro-PHÊ-tên E-khoo-sin TON i-ô-AN-nên
- sentence
e-AN DE EI-po-men eks an-THRÔ-pôn pho-BOO-me-tha TON O-khlon PAN-tes GAR hôs pro-PHÊ-tên E-khoo-sin TON i-ô-AN-nên
Exegesis
The apodotic verb phoboumetha {φοβούμεθα | pho-boú-mē-tha} “we fear” governs the direct object ton ochlon {τὸν ὄχλον | tòn ó-chlon}.
In context — Matthew 21:26
But if we say, “From men,” we fear the crowd , for all consider John to be a prophet .
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 21:26, so the Greek word φοβούμεθα (phoboometha) 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.21.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.26.W6.S1) and character.