Matthew 22:35:7Matt.22.35.W7TAB
πειράζων
peirazôn
“testing”
- Transliteration
- pei-RA-zôn
- Extended
- pei-RAH-zôn
- IPA
- /piː.ˈra.zɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- testing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pei-RA-zôn
- sentence
KAI e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen HEIS EKS au-TÔN no-mi-KOS pei-RA-zôn au-TON
Exegesis
The participle peirazōn {πειράζων | peirázōn}, nominative masculine singular, also modifies the same subject and is best taken as an adverbial participle of manner or purpose, indicating that the act of asking was carried out with a testing or trapping intent.
Root and etymology
peirazōpi–epsilon–iota–rho–alpha–zeta–omega
“to test, try, tempt”
In context — Matthew 22:35
And one of them, a legal expert , asked Him , testing Him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:35:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 22:35, so the Greek word πειράζων (peirazôn) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.35.W7.S1) and character.