Matthew 5:2:6Matt.5.2.W6TAB
ἐδίδασκεν
edidasken
“he was teaching”
- Transliteration
- e-DI-da-sken
- Extended
- eh-DI-dah-skehn
- IPA
- /e.ˈdi.da.sken/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was teaching
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-DI-da-sken
- sentence
KAI a-NOI-ksas TO STO-ma au-TOO e-DI-da-sken au-TOOS LE-gôn
Exegesis
The aorist active participle anoixas {ἀνοίξας | anoíxas} precedes the main verb edidasken {ἐδίδασκεν | edídasken}, forming a circumstantial participial construction that is best understood temporally: once He opened His mouth, He began to teach.
The imperfect edidasken {ἐδίδασκεν | edídasken} portrays the teaching as an ongoing activity rather than a single momentary utterance, emphasizing the sustained nature of what follows.
In context — Matthew 5:2
And He , having opened His mouth , was teaching them, saying,
About this coordinate
Matthew 5:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 5:2, so the Greek word ἐδίδασκεν (edidasken) 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.5.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.5.2.W6.S1) and character.