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

Result
ἐ + πη + ρώ + τη + σεν
e + pê + rô + tê + sen
epêrôtêsen

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Pip — as in pet
Etai — as in machine
Rhor — rolled r
Omegao — same as omicron
Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen

  2. 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 contextMatthew 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.