Matthew 21:8:5Matt.21.8.W5TAB
ἔστρωσαν
estrôsan
“{They} spread”
- Transliteration
- ES-trô-san
- Extended
- EHS-trô-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈe.strɔː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- {They} spread
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ES-trô-san
- phraseyour reading level
HO DE PLEI-stos HO-khlos ES-trô-san he-au-TÔN TA hi-MA-ti-a 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 aorist verb estrōsan {ἔστρωσαν | éstrōsan} ‘they spread’ marks a completed action, with the reflexive pronoun heautōn and accusative himatia as its object.
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 21:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 21:8, so the Greek word ἔστρωσαν (estrôsan) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.8.W5.S1) and character.