Matthew 27:36:3Matt.27.36.W3PAT
ἐτήρουν
ethêroon
“were guarding”
- Transliteration
- e-THÊ-roon
- Extended
- eh-THÊh-roon
- IPA
- /eˈtʰɛː.ruːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- were guarding
- French
- gardaient
- Spanish
- custodiaban
- Portuguese
- guardavam
- German
- bewachten
- Russian
- охраняли
- Arabic-Simplified
- كانوا يحرسون
- Hindi
- रक्षा कर रहे थे
- Chinese-Simplified
- 看守着
- Korean
- 지키고 있었다
- Indonesian
- menjaga
- Bengali
- পাহারা দিচ্ছিল
- Tagalog
- nagbabantay
- Swahili
- walikuwa wakilinda
- Amharic
- ይጠብቁ ነበር
- Yoruba
- ń ṣọ́
- Igbo
- na-eche nche
- Twi
- rehwɛ
- Ewe
- le wɔn nɔ
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
ἐ + τή + ρουν
↓
e + thê + roon
↓
ethêroon
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Diphthongs
Accents & breathings
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-THÊ-roon
- sentence
KAI ka-THÊ-me-noi e-THÊ-roon au-TON e-KEI
In context — Matthew 27:36
and sitting were guarding him there
About this coordinate
Matthew 27:36:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 27:36, so the Greek word ἐτήρουν (ethêroon) 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.27.36.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.27.36.W3.S1) and character.