Matthew 22:8:15Matt.22.8.W15TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- Ê-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈeː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- phraseyour reading level
HOI DE ke-klê-ME-noi ook Ê-san AK-si-oi
- clause
ho MEN GA-mos HE-toi-mos es-tin HOI DE ke-klê-ME-noi ook Ê-san AK-si-oi
- sentence
TO-te LE-yei TOIS DOO-lois au-TOO ho MEN GA-mos HE-toi-mos es-tin HOI DE ke-klê-ME-noi ook Ê-san AK-si-oi
Exegesis
The contrasting clause hoi de keklemenoi ouk esan axioi {οἱ δὲ κεκλημένοι οὐκ ἦσαν ἄξιοι | hoi dé ke-klē-mé-noi ouk ê-san á-xi-oi} sets “the invited ones” as the subject, described by the perfect passive participle keklemenoi, which underscores their previously established invitation that still stands. The imperfect esan with predicate adjective axioi “worthy” portrays an ongoing past assessment of unworthiness. In English, the men…de contrast is rendered with “indeed… but,” the participial phrase with “those who were invited,” and the word order is adjusted to standard subject–verb–complement while preserving the contrast between the prepared feast and the unfit invitees.
Root and etymology
mḗlōm-e-l-o
“to care for”
In context — Matthew 22:8
Then he said to his servants, “The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:8:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Matthew 22:8, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.22.8.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.8.W15.S1) and character.