Matthew 21:28:9Matt.21.28.W9TAB
⸀προσελθὼν
proselthôn
“having approached”
- Transliteration
- pro-sel-THÔN
- Extended
- proh-sehl-THÔN
- IPA
- /pro.sel.ˈtʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having approached
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-sel-THÔN
- clause
pro-sel-THÔN TÔ PRÔ-tô EI-pen
- sentence
pro-sel-THÔN TÔ PRÔ-tô EI-pen TEK-non HY-pa-ye SÊ-me-ron er-GA-zoo en TÔ am-pe-LÔ-ni
Exegesis
The aorist participle proselthōn {προσελθὼν | pros-el-thṓn} “having come” governs the dative prōtō {πρώτῳ | prṓ-tō-i} “to the first,” marking a temporal circumstance.
In context — Matthew 21:28
But what do you think? A man had two children. He came to the first and said, “Son, go today and work in the vineyard.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 21:28, so the Greek word ⸀προσελθὼν (proselthôn) 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.21.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.28.W9.S1) and character.