1 Peter 2:9:231 Pet.2.9.W23TAB
θαυμαστὸν
thaumaston
“marvelous”
- Transliteration
- thau-mas-TON
- Extended
- thau-mahs-TOHN
- IPA
- /tʰau.masˈton/
Meaning by language
- English
- marvelous
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
thau-mas-TON
- sentence
hy-MEIS de GE-nos ek-lek-TON ba-SI-lei-on hi-e-RA-teu-ma E-thnos HA-gi-on la-OS eis pe-ri-POI-ee-sin HO-pōs tas a-re-TAS ek-sa-GGEI-lē-te tou ek SKO-tous hy-MAS ka-LE-san-tos eis to thau-mas-TON au-TOU PHŌS
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase eis to thaumaston autou phos {εἰς τὸ θαυμαστὸν αὐτοῦ φῶς | eis tò thaumastòn autoû phōs} expresses the goal “into His marvelous light.” The Greek layered nominatives become coordinated predicates in English, and the genitive participle is rendered as a relative clause to preserve clarity and theological movement.
In context — 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a priesthood of the King, a holy nation, a people set apart for possession , so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you from darkness into His wonderful light.
About this coordinate
1 Peter 2:9:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of 1 Peter 2:9, so the Greek word θαυμαστὸν (thaumaston) 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 1 Pet.2.9.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Pet.2.9.W23.S1) and character.