Matthew 6:8:16Matt.6.8.W16PAT

αἰτῆσαι

aitêsai

to ask

Transliteration
ai-TÊ-sai
Extended
ai-TÊ-sai
IPA
/ai.ˈtɛː.sai/

Meaning by language

English
to ask
French
demander
Spanish
pedir
Portuguese
pedir
German
bitten
Russian
просить
Arabic-Simplified
تسألوا
Hindi
पूछना
Chinese-Simplified
Korean
구하다
Indonesian
meminta
Bengali
চাওয়া
Tagalog
magtanong
Swahili
kuomba
Amharic
መጠየቅ
Yoruba
bèèrè
Igbo
ịrịọ
Twi
bisa
Ewe
bia

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Result
αἰ + τῆ + σαι
ai + tê + sai
aitêsai

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine
Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ai-TÊ-sai

  2. phraseyour reading level

    OI-den GAR HO pa-TÊR hy-MÔN HÔN KHREI-an E-khe-te PRO TOU hy-MAS ai-TÊ-sai au-TON

  3. sentence

    MÊ OUN ho-moi-o-THÊ-te au-TOIS OI-den GAR HO pa-TÊR hy-MÔN HÔN KHREI-an E-khe-te PRO TOU hy-MAS ai-TÊ-sai au-TON

In contextMatthew 6:8

do not therefore be like them {He} knows for the Father your what need you have before the you to ask him

About this coordinate

Matthew 6:8:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 6:8, so the Greek word αἰτῆσαι (aitêsai) 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.6.8.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.6.8.W16.S1) and character.