Matthew 22:46:4Matt.22.46.W4TAB
⸂ἀποκριθῆναι
apokrithênai
“to answer”
- Transliteration
- a-po-kri-THÊ-nai
- Extended
- ah-poh-kri-THÊ-nai
- IPA
- /a.po.kri.ˈtʰeː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to answer
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-kri-THÊ-nai
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ou-DEIS e-DY-na-to a-po-kri-THÊ-nai au-TÔ LO-gon
- sentence
KAI ou-DEIS e-DY-na-to a-po-kri-THÊ-nai au-TÔ LO-gon ou-DE e-TOL-mê-sen tis ap e-KEI-nês TÊS hê-ME-ras e-pe-rô-TÊ-sai au-TON ou-KE-ti
Exegesis
The aorist passive infinitive apokrithēnai {ἀποκριθῆναι | apo-krith-ē̂-nai} ‘to answer’ takes the dative pronoun autō {αὐτῷ | au-tō̂} ‘to him’, specifying Jesus as the addressee.
The prepositional phrase ap’ ekeinēs tēs hēmeras {ἀπʼ ἐκείνης τῆς ἡμέρας | ap’ ekeín-ēs tês hēmér-as} ‘from that day’ marks the turning point before which eperōtēsai {ἐπερωτῆσαι | e-per-ō-tḗ-sai} ‘to ask’ with the accusative pronoun auton {αὐτόν | au-tón} ‘him’ is negated by ouketi {οὐκέτι | ou-ké-ti} ‘no longer’. The Greek syntax thus juxtaposes rhetorical incapacity with complete cessation of questioning, conveying the utter defeat of Jesus’ challengers.
In context — Matthew 22:46
And no one was able to answer Him even a word , nor did anyone dare from that day onward to question Him again.
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:46:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 22:46, so the Greek word ⸂ἀποκριθῆναι (apokrithênai) 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.22.46.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.46.W4.S1) and character.