Matthew 25:39:5Matt.25.39.W5TAB
⸀ἀσθενοῦντα
asthenoonta
“sick”
- Transliteration
- as-the-NOON-ta
- Extended
- as-the-NOON-ta
- IPA
- /as.tʰeˈnuːn.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- sick
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
as-the-NOON-ta
- sentence
PO-te DE se EI-do-men as-the-NOON-ta Ê en phy-la-KÊ KAI ÊL-tho-men PROS se
Exegesis
The present participle asthenounta {ἀσθενοῦντα | as-the-noún-ta} ‘being sick’ conveys ongoing condition, coordinated by ē {ἢ | ḗ} ‘or’ with the locative phrase en phylakē {ἐν φυλακῇ | en phu-la-kē} ‘in prison’.
Root and etymology
asthen-alpha–sigma–theta–epsilon–nu
“weak, lacking strength”
In context — Matthew 25:39
And when did we see You sick or in prison and come to You?
About this coordinate
Matthew 25:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 25:39, so the Greek word ⸀ἀσθενοῦντα (asthenoonta) 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.25.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.25.39.W5.S1) and character.