Matthew 22:16:2Matt.22.16.W2TAB
ἀποστέλλουσιν
apostelloosin
“they send”
- Transliteration
- a-po-STEL-loo-sin
- Extended
- ah-poh-STEHL-loo-sin
- IPA
- /a.poˈstel.lu.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they send
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-STEL-loo-sin
- clause
KAI a-po-STEL-loo-sin au-TÔ TOOS ma-thê-TAS au-TÔN me-TA TÔN hê-rô-di-a-NÔN LE-gon-tes
- sentence
KAI a-po-STEL-loo-sin au-TÔ TOOS ma-thê-TAS au-TÔN me-TA TÔN hê-rô-di-a-NÔN LE-gon-tes di-DAS-ka-le OI-da-men HO-ti a-lê-THÊS EI KAI TÊN ho-DON TOO the-OO en a-lê-THEI-a di-DAS-keis KAI ou ME-lei SOI pe-RI ou-de-NOS ou GAR BLE-peis eis PRO-sô-pon an-THRÔ-pôn
Exegesis
The verb apostéllousin {ἀποστέλλουσιν | apostéllousin} in the present active indicative third person plural introduces the sending action, with autō {αὐτῷ | autō̂} marking the indirect object “to Him,” and tous mathētas autōn {τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτῶν | toùs mathḗtas autō̂n} as the direct object.
In context — Matthew 22:16
And they dispatched their disciples to Him with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we recognize that You are dependable and that You teach God’s way in truth , and You are not concerned with anyone, for You do not look upon a person’s appearance.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 22:16, so the Greek word ἀποστέλλουσιν (apostelloosin) 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.22.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.16.W2.S1) and character.