Matthew 21:5:9Matt.21.5.W9TAB
ἔρχεταί
erkhetai
“{He} is coming”
- Transliteration
- ER-khe-tai
- Extended
- EHR-khe-tai
- IPA
- /ˈer.kʰe.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} is coming
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ER-khe-tai
- 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 nominative subject ho basileús sou {ὁ βασιλεύς σου | ho basileús sou} ‘your king’ is paired with the present middle-passive indicative érchetai {ἔρχεταί | érchetai} ‘is coming’, conveying assured arrival.
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 21:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 21:5, so the Greek word ἔρχεταί (erkhetai) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.5.W9.S1) and character.