Matthew 21:46:4Matt.21.46.W4TAB
κρατῆσαι
kratêsai
“to seize”
- Transliteration
- kra-TÊ-sai
- Extended
- krah-TÊ-sai
- IPA
- /kraˈteː.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to seize
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
kra-TÊ-sai
- phraseyour reading level
KAI zê-TOON-tes au-TON kra-TÊ-sai e-pho-BÊ-thê-san TOOS OKH-loos
- sentence
KAI zê-TOON-tes au-TON kra-TÊ-sai e-pho-BÊ-thê-san TOOS OKH-loos e-PEI eis pro-PHÊ-tên au-TON EI-khon
Exegesis
The participle zētountes {ζητοῦντες | zē-toun-tes} ‘seeking’ begins the clause, indicating their ongoing attempt, followed by the infinitive kratēsai {κρατῆσαι | kra-tē-sai} ‘to seize’ expressing purpose.
In context — Matthew 21:46
And though they were seeking to seize Him , they feared the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet .
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:46:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 21:46, so the Greek word κρατῆσαι (kratêsai) 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.21.46.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.46.W4.S1) and character.