Matthew 22:5:3Matt.22.5.W3TAB
ἀμελήσαντες
amelêsantes
“having neglected”
- Transliteration
- a-me-LÊ-san-tes
- Extended
- ah-meh-LÊ-sahn-tehs
- IPA
- /a.me.ˈleː.san.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having neglected
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-me-LÊ-san-tes
- phraseyour reading level
hoi DE a-me-LÊ-san-tes a-PÊL-thon
- sentence
hoi DE a-me-LÊ-san-tes a-PÊL-thon HOS MEN EIS TON I-di-on a-GRON HOS DE e-PI TÊN em-po-RI-an au-TOU
Exegesis
The participial clause amelesantes {ἀμελήσαντες | amēlḗsantes} functions adverbially to convey deliberate dismissal of the invitation.
Root and etymology
mḗlōm-e-l-o
“to care for”
In context — Matthew 22:5
But they, having disregarded , went away—one indeed to his own field, and another to his business .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 22:5, so the Greek word ἀμελήσαντες (amelêsantes) 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.22.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.5.W3.S1) and character.