Matthew 22:37:3Matt.22.37.W3TAB
ἔφη
ephê
“said”
- Transliteration
- E-phê
- Extended
- EH-phê
- IPA
- /ˈe.pʰeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-phê
- clause
HO DE E-phê au-TOI
- sentence
HO DE E-phê au-TOI a-ga-PÊ-seis KY-ree-on TON the-ON soo en HO-lêi TÊI kar-DI-ai soo KAI en HO-lêi TÊI psy-KHÊI soo KAI en HO-lêi TÊI di-a-NOI-ai soo
Exegesis
The opening clause ho de ephē autō {ὁ δὲ ἔφη αὐτῷ | ho dè é-phē au-tô} combines a nominative article used substantivally as the subject (“He”), the postpositive connective particle de linking this response to the preceding dialogue, the imperfect verb ephē as a narrative speech-introduction, and the dative pronoun autō indicating the person addressed.
In context — Matthew 22:37
But He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 22:37, so the Greek word ἔφη (ephê) 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.22.37.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.37.W3.S1) and character.