2 Peter 2:16:72 Pet.2.16.W7TAB
ἄφωνον
aphonon
“speechless”
- Transliteration
- A-pho-non
- Extended
- AH-phoh-nohn
- IPA
- /ˈa.pʰo.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- speechless
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
A-pho-non
- sentence
E-leng-ksin de E-skhen i-DEE-as pa-ra-no-MEE-as hy-po-DZYG-i-on A-pho-non en an-THRÔ-pou phô-NÊ phtheng-KSA-me-non e-KÔ-ly-sen tên tou pro-PHÊ-tou pa-ra-phro-NI-an
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts the subject to hypozygion aphonon {ὑποζύγιον ἄφωνον | hy-po-zý-gi-on á-pho-non} “a mute beast of burden,” highlighted by its neuter nominative form against typical human subjects.
In context — 2 Peter 2:16
But he received a rebuke for his own transgression; a mute beast of burden, speaking with the voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet .
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Peter 2:16, so the Greek word ἄφωνον (aphonon) 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 2 Pet.2.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.16.W7.S1) and character.