Matthew 21:5:11Matt.21.5.W11TAB
πραῢς
prays
“gentle”
- Transliteration
- pra-YS
- Extended
- prah-YS
- IPA
- /pra.ˈys/
Meaning by language
- English
- gentle
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pra-YS
- clause
i-DOO HO ba-si-LEUS soo ER-khe-tai soi pra-YS KAI e-pi-be-bê-KÔS e-PI O-non KAI e-PI PÔ-lon hy-ON hy-po-zy-YI-oo
- sentence
EI-pa-te TÊ thy-ga-TRI si-ÔN i-DOO HO ba-si-LEUS soo ER-khe-tai soi pra-YS KAI e-pi-be-bê-KÔS e-PI O-non KAI e-PI PÔ-lon hy-ON hy-po-zy-YI-oo
Exegesis
The adjective prâus {πραῢς | prâus} ‘gentle’ highlights the king’s demeanor, while the perfect participle epibebēkṓs {ἐπιβεβηκὼς | epibebēkṓs} ‘having mounted’ indicates completed action prior to arrival.
Root and etymology
prau-
“gentle, meek”
In context — Matthew 21:5
Say to the daughter of Zion, “Look, your king is coming to you—gentle and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 21:5, so the Greek word πραῢς (prays) 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.21.5.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.5.W11.S1) and character.