Matthew 22:25:1Matt.22.25.W1TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“there were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- Ê-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈeː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- there were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| 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
Ê-san
- clause
Ê-san DE par hê-MIN hep-TA a-del-PHOI
- sentence
Ê-san DE par hê-MIN hep-TA a-del-PHOI KAI ho PRÔ-tos YÊ-mas e-te-LEU-tê-sen KAI MÊ E-khôn SPER-ma a-PHÊ-ken TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOU TÔI a-del-PHÔI au-TOU
Exegesis
esan de parʼ hemin {ἦσαν δὲ παρʼ ἡμῖν | ḗsan dè parʾ hēmîn} ‘there were among us’; the imperfect tense conveys ongoing past circumstance.
Root and etymology
mḗlōm-e-l-o
“to care for”
In context — Matthew 22:25
Now there were among us seven brothers, and the first , having married, died; and not having offspring, he left his wife to his brother .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 22:25, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.22.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.25.W1.S1) and character.