Matthew 22:25:16Matt.22.25.W16TAB
ἀφῆκεν
aphêken
“left”
- Transliteration
- a-PHÊ-ken
- Extended
- ah-PHÊ-kehn
- IPA
- /a.ˈpʰeː.ken/
Meaning by language
- English
- left
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-PHÊ-ken
- phraseyour reading level
KAI MÊ E-khôn SPER-ma a-PHÊ-ken TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOU TÔI a-del-PHÔI au-TOU
- clause
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
- 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
The main verb apheken {ἀφῆκεν | aphḗ-ken} ‘he left’ governs the object tēn gynaika autou {τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ | tḕn gynaîka autoû} ‘his wife’ and dative tō adelphō autou {τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ | tṓ adelphṓ autoû} ‘to his brother’, reflecting the Levirate transfer.
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 22:25:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 22:25, so the Greek word ἀφῆκεν (aphêken) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.25.W16.S1) and character.