Matthew 22:29:1Matt.22.29.W1TAB
Ἀποκριθεὶς
apokritheis
“Answering”
- Transliteration
- a-po-kri-THEIS
- Extended
- ah-poh-kri-THEIS
- IPA
- /a.po.kriˈtʰiːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Answering
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-kri-THEIS
- clause
a-po-kri-THEIS DE ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEIS DE ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS pla-NAS-the MÊ ei-DO-tes TAS gra-PHAS mê-DE TÊN DY-na-min TOO the-OO
Exegesis
The aorist participle apokritheis {ἀποκριθεὶς | a-po-kri-theîs} ‘having answered’ functions as an attendant circumstance clause introducing the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘said.’
In context — Matthew 22:29
But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 22:29, so the Greek word Ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) 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.22.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.29.W1.S1) and character.