Matthew 22:35:2Matt.22.35.W2TAB
ἐπηρώτησεν
epêrôtêsen
“{He} asked”
- Transliteration
- e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen
- Extended
- eh-pê-RÔ-tê-sehn
- IPA
- /e.peː.ˈrɔː.teː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} asked
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen
- sentence
KAI e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen HEIS EKS au-TÔN no-mi-KOS pei-RA-zôn au-TON
Exegesis
The verb epērōtēsen {ἐπηρώτησεν | epērṓtēsen} comes first, a common narrative pattern in Koine where the finite verb may precede its subject.
Root and etymology
eperōtaōepsilon–pi–epsilon–rho–omega–tau–alpha–omega
“to inquire, interrogate”
In context — Matthew 22:35
And one of them, a legal expert , asked Him , testing Him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 22:35, so the Greek word ἐπηρώτησεν (epêrôtêsen) 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.22.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.35.W2.S1) and character.