Matthew 21:7:12Matt.21.7.W12TAB
⸀ἱμάτια,
himatia
“cloaks”
- Transliteration
- hi-MA-ti-a
- Extended
- hi-MAH-ti-ah
- IPA
- /hi.ˈma.ti.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- cloaks
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
hi-MA-ti-a
- phraseyour reading level
KAI e-PE-thê-kan ep au-TÔN TA hi-MA-ti-a
- sentence
Ê-ga-gon TÊN O-non KAI TON PÔ-lon KAI e-PE-thê-kan ep au-TÔN TA hi-MA-ti-a KAI e-pe-KA-thi-sen e-PA-nô au-TÔN
Exegesis
Next, kai epethēkan epʼ autōn ta himatia {καὶ ἐπέθηκαν ἐπʼ αὐτῶν τὰ ἱμάτια | ka-í e-pé-thē-kan ep au-tō̌n tà hi-má-ti-a} employs the preposition epʼ {ἐπʼ | ep} plus the genitive autōn to indicate placement, with himatia ‘garments’ specifying the outer clothing.
Root and etymology
ἱμάτ
“garment, cloak”
In context — Matthew 21:7
They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their garments on them, and He sat upon them.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 21:7, so the Greek word ⸀ἱμάτια, (himatia) 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.21.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.7.W12.S1) and character.