Matthew 22:33:6Matt.22.33.W6TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“at”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- e-PI
- IPA
- /e.ˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- at
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
- sentence
KAI a-KOO-san-tes HOI OKH-loi ek-se-PLÊS-son-to e-PI TÊ di-da-KHÊ au-TOO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi tē didachē autou {ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ | e-pí tē di-da-chē au-toû} uses epi with the dative to indicate the ground or basis of their reaction, “at His teaching.” The dative article–noun pair tē didachē forms a unit, and the genitive pronoun autou, placed last in the sentence, specifies the possessor and implicitly points back to Jesus as the one whose instruction provoked such amazement. In translation, the participial construction is rendered as a temporal clause (“when the crowds heard”) to reflect its function, and the imperfect exeplessonto is expressed with “were astonished” or “were amazed” to convey the durative emotional response. The prepositional phrase is kept close to the verb in English (“astonished at His teaching”) to preserve the Greek emphasis on the crowds’ reaction to the content and authority of Jesus’ instruction.
Root and etymology
epigraphoe-pi-gra-phō
“to write upon, inscribe”
In context — Matthew 22:33
And when the crowds heard, they were astonished at His teaching .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:33:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 22:33, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.33.W6.S1) and character.