Matthew 22:39:5Matt.22.39.W5TAB
Ἀγαπήσεις
agapêseis
“You shall love”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-PÊ-seis
- Extended
- ah-gah-PÊ-seis
- IPA
- /a.gaˈpeː.siːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- You shall love
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ga-PÊ-seis
- clause
a-ga-PÊ-seis TON plê-SI-on soo HÔS se-au-TON
- sentence
deu-TE-ra DE ho-MOI-a au-TÊ a-ga-PÊ-seis TON plê-SI-on soo HÔS se-au-TON
Exegesis
The future indicative agapeseis {Ἀγαπήσεις | Agapḗseis} functions as an imperatival future within a legal-ethical context, so the English translation appropriately reflects binding obligation rather than mere prediction.
Root and etymology
agapaoalpha–gamma–alpha–pi–alpha–omega
“to love with devoted concern”
In context — Matthew 22:39
And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 22:39, so the Greek word Ἀγαπήσεις (agapêseis) 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.22.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.39.W5.S1) and character.