Matthew 22:33:2Matt.22.33.W2TAB
ἀκούσαντες
akoosantes
“having heard”
- Transliteration
- a-KOO-san-tes
- Extended
- a-KOO-san-tes
- IPA
- /a.ˈkuː.san.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having heard
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KOO-san-tes
- sentence
KAI a-KOO-san-tes HOI OKH-loi ek-se-PLÊS-son-to e-PI TÊ di-da-KHÊ au-TOO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction kai {καί | kaí}, linking this response to the preceding dialogue, followed by the aorist participle akousantes {ἀκούσαντες | a-koú-san-tes}, which functions as a temporal circumstantial participle: “when they heard.”
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon–omega
“to hear, listen”
In context — Matthew 22:33
And when the crowds heard, they were astonished at His teaching .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 22:33, so the Greek word ἀκούσαντες (akoosantes) 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.22.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.33.W2.S1) and character.