Matthew 24:49:2Matt.24.49.W2TAB
ἄρξηται
arksêtai
“he begins”
- Transliteration
- AR-ksê-tai
- Extended
- AHR-ksê-tai
- IPA
- /ˈar.kseː.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- he begins
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
AR-ksê-tai
- phraseyour reading level
KAI AR-ksê-tai TYP-tein TOUS syn-DOU-lous au-TOU
- sentence
KAI AR-ksê-tai TYP-tein TOUS syn-DOU-lous au-TOU es-THI-ê DE KAI PI-nê me-TA TÔN me-thy-ON-tôn
Exegesis
The verb arxētai {ἄρξηται | ár-xē-tai} ‘begins’ is in the aorist subjunctive middle, presenting the initiation of each action with vivid immediacy.
Root and etymology
archōalpha–rho–chi–omega
“to begin, rule, lead”
In context — Matthew 24:49
And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with the drunkards .
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:49:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 24:49, so the Greek word ἄρξηται (arksêtai) 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.24.49.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.49.W2.S1) and character.