Matthew 21:39:9Matt.21.39.W9TAB
ἀπέκτειναν.
apekteinan
“they killed”
- Transliteration
- a-PEK-tei-nan
- Extended
- ah-PEHK-tei-nahn
- IPA
- /aˈpek.tei.nan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they killed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-PEK-tei-nan
- sentence
KAI la-BON-tes au-TON ek-SE-ba-lon EK-sô TOO am-pe-LÔ-nos KAI a-PEK-tei-nan
Exegesis
The verse employs parataxis with the conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} linking the aorist participle labontes {λαβόντες | la-bón-tes} “having taken” as a prior action to the main verbs exebalon {ἐξέβαλον | ex-é-ba-lon} “they threw out” and apekteinan {ἀπέκτειναν | a-pék-tei-nan} “they killed.” The use of aorist forms underscores completed, consecutive actions.
Root and etymology
apokteinōa-p-o-k-t-e-i-n-o
“to kill, put to death”
In context — Matthew 21:39
And after they seized him, they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:39:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 21:39, so the Greek word ἀπέκτειναν. (apekteinan) 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.21.39.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.39.W9.S1) and character.