Matthew 23:37:14Matt.23.37.W14PAT

ἠθέλησα

êthelêsa

I wanted

Transliteration
ê-THE-lê-sa
Extended
ê-THEH-lê-sah
IPA
/ɛːˈtʰe.leː.sa/

Meaning by language

English
I wanted
French
j'ai voulu
Spanish
quise
Portuguese
quis
German
ich wollte
Russian
я хотел
Arabic-Simplified
أردت
Hindi
चाहा था
Chinese-Simplified
我想要
Korean
원했다
Indonesian
aku mau
Bengali
চেয়েছিলাম
Tagalog
nais ko
Swahili
nilitaka
Amharic
ፈለግሁ
Yoruba
mo fẹ́
Igbo
chọrọ m
Twi
mepɛɛ
Ewe
me lɔ

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Result
ἠ + θέ + λη + σα
ê + the + lê + sa
êthelêsa

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Thetath — as in thin
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ê-THE-lê-sa

  2. phraseyour reading level

    hê a-pok-TEI-nou-sa tous pro-PHÊ-tas kai li-tho-bo-LOU-sa tous a-pe-stal-ME-nous pros au-TÊN po-SA-kis ê-THE-lê-sa e-pi-sy-na-ga-GEIN ta TEK-na sou

  3. sentence

    i-e-roo-sa-LÊM i-e-roo-sa-LÊM hê a-pok-TEI-nou-sa tous pro-PHÊ-tas kai li-tho-bo-LOU-sa tous a-pe-stal-ME-nous pros au-TÊN po-SA-kis ê-THE-lê-sa e-pi-sy-na-ga-GEIN ta TEK-na sou hon TRO-pon OR-nis e-pi-sy-NA-gei ta nos-SI-a au-TÊS hy-PO tas PTE-ry-gas kai ouk ê-the-LÊ-sa-te

In contextMatthew 23:37

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About this coordinate

Matthew 23:37:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 23:37, so the Greek word ἠθέλησα (êthelêsa) 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.23.37.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.37.W14.S1) and character.