Matthew 25:2:5Matt.25.2.W5PAT
ἦσαν⸃
êsan
“were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- Ê-san
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
- French
- étaient
- Spanish
- eran
- Portuguese
- eram
- German
- waren
- Russian
- были
- Arabic-Simplified
- كُنَّ
- Hindi
- थीं
- Chinese-Simplified
- 是
- Korean
- 이었다
- Indonesian
- adalah
- Bengali
- ছিল
- Tagalog
- ay
- Swahili
- walikuwa
- Amharic
- ነበሩ
- Yoruba
- wà
- Igbo
- bụ
- Twi
- wɔ
- Ewe
- nye
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
ἦ + σαν⸃
↓
ê + san
↓
êsan
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Diphthongs
Accents & breathings
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- sentence
PEN-te DE eks au-TÔN Ê-san mô-RAI KAI PEN-te PHRO-ni-moi
In context — Matthew 25:2
five and of them were foolish and five wise
About this coordinate
Matthew 25:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 25:2, so the Greek word ἦσαν⸃ (êsan) 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.25.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.25.2.W5.S1) and character.