Matthew 24:41:2Matt.24.41.W2TAB
ἀλήθουσαι
alêthousai
“grinding”
- Transliteration
- a-LÊ-thou-sai
- Extended
- ah-LÊ-thou-sai
- IPA
- /a.ˈleː.tʰu.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- grinding
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-LÊ-thou-sai
- phraseyour reading level
DY-o a-LÊ-thou-sai en TÔI MY-lôi
- sentence
DY-o a-LÊ-thou-sai en TÔI MY-lôi MI-a pa-ra-lam-BA-ne-tai KAI MI-a a-PHI-e-tai
Exegesis
The present participle alethousai {ἀλήθουσαι | a-lē-thou-sai} ‘grinding’ functions adjectivally to describe the implied subjects.
Root and etymology
Rootalethō
“to grind, crush”
In context — Matthew 24:41
Two women will be grinding grain at the household mill ; one will be taken, and one will be left .
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:41:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 24:41, so the Greek word ἀλήθουσαι (alêthousai) 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.24.41.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.41.W2.S1) and character.