Matthew 21:8:14Matt.21.8.W14TAB
ἔκοπτον
ekopton
“{They} were cutting”
- Transliteration
- E-kop-ton
- Extended
- EH-kohp-tohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.kop.ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- {They} were cutting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-kop-ton
- phraseyour reading level
AL-loi DE E-kop-ton KLA-doos a-PO TÔN DEN-drôn KAI es-TRÔN-ny-on EN TÊI ho-DÔ
- sentence
HO DE PLEI-stos HO-khlos ES-trô-san he-au-TÔN TA hi-MA-ti-a EN TÊI ho-DÔ AL-loi DE E-kop-ton KLA-doos a-PO TÔN DEN-drôn KAI es-TRÔN-ny-on EN TÊI ho-DÔ
Exegesis
The contrastive alloi de {ἄλλοι δὲ | álloi dè} ‘others, however’ introduces a second group, and the imperfect verbs ekopton {ἔκοπτον | ékoptōn} ‘they were cutting’ and estrōnnyon {ἐστρώννυον | estrṓnnyon} ‘they were spreading’ convey ongoing activity.
In context — Matthew 21:8
And a very large crowd spread their garments on the road ; others cut branches from the trees and laid them on the road.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 21:8, so the Greek word ἔκοπτον (ekopton) 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.21.8.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.8.W14.S1) and character.