Matthew 26:39:8Matt.26.39.W8TAB
προσευχόμενος
proseukhomenos
“praying”
- Transliteration
- pro-seu-KHO-me-nos
- Extended
- pro-seu-KHO-me-nos
- IPA
- /pro.seuˈkʰo.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- praying
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-seu-KHO-me-nos
- clause
KAI pro-el-THÔN mi-KRON E-pe-sen e-PI PRO-sô-pon au-TOO pro-seu-KHO-me-nos KAI LE-gôn
- sentence
KAI pro-el-THÔN mi-KRON E-pe-sen e-PI PRO-sô-pon au-TOO pro-seu-KHO-me-nos KAI LE-gôn PA-ter moo ei dy-na-TON es-tin pa-rel-THA-tô ap e-MOO TO po-TÊ-ri-on TOO-to PLÊN ookh hôs e-GÔ THE-lô al hôs SY
Exegesis
The participles proseuchomenos and legon {προσευχόμενος καὶ λέγων | pro-seu-khó-me-nos kaí lé-gōn} are circumstantial, describing the manner in which He fell: in the act of praying and speaking.
In context — Matthew 26:39
And having gone forward a little, He fell upon His face, praying and saying, “My Father , if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will , but as You will.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 26:39:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 26:39, so the Greek word προσευχόμενος (proseukhomenos) 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.26.39.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.26.39.W8.S1) and character.