Matthew 21:32:1Matt.21.32.W1TAB

ἦλθεν

êlthen

{He} came

Transliteration
ÊL-then
Extended
ÊL-then
IPA
/ˈeːl.tʰen/

Meaning by language

English
{He} came

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Result
ἦλ + θεν
êl + then
êlthen

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Thetath — as in thin
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊL-then

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ÊL-then GAR i-ô-AN-nês PROS hy-MAS en ho-DÔ di-kai-o-SY-nês

  3. clause

    ÊL-then GAR i-ô-AN-nês PROS hy-MAS en ho-DÔ di-kai-o-SY-nês KAI ouk e-pi-STEU-sa-te au-TÔ

  4. sentence

    ÊL-then GAR i-ô-AN-nês PROS hy-MAS en ho-DÔ di-kai-o-SY-nês KAI ouk e-pi-STEU-sa-te au-TÔ oi DE te-LÔ-nai KAI ai POR-nai e-PI-steu-san au-TÔ hy-MEIS DE i-DON-tes ou-DE me-te-me-LÊ-thê-te HY-ste-ron TOU pi-STEU-sai au-TÔ

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase ἐν ὁδῷ δικαιοσύνης {ἐν ὁδῷ δικαιοσύνης | en hodō dikaiosynēs} combines the dative ‘way’ with a genitive ‘righteousness’ to portray a mode of living defined by righteousness.

Root and etymology

exerchomaiex-é-r-kho-mai

In contextMatthew 21:32

For John came to you in the way of righteousness , and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. You, however, after seeing this, did not repent later so as to believe him.

About this coordinate

Matthew 21:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 21:32, so the Greek word ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.21.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.32.W1.S1) and character.