2 Peter 3:1:72 Pet.3.1.W7TAB
ἐπιστολήν
epistolên
“letter”
- Transliteration
- e-pis-to-LÊN
- Extended
- eh-pihs-toh-LEHN
- IPA
- /e.pis.toˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- letter
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pis-to-LÊN
- sentence
TAU-tên Ê-dê a-ga-pê-TOI deu-TE-ran hy-MEEN GRA-phô e-pis-to-LÊN en hais di-e-GEI-rô hy-MÔN en hy-po-MNÊ-sei tên ei-li-kri-NÊ di-A-noi-an
Exegesis
The verse opens with tauten {Ταύτην | taútēn} ‘this’, a demonstrative pronoun placed first for emphasis and pointing ahead to epistolen {ἐπιστολήν | epistolḗn} ‘letter’.
Root and etymology
epistellōepsilon–pi–iota–sigma–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omega
“to send a message, to write”
In context — 2 Peter 3:1
Beloved , I am now writing to you a second letter. In both letters I am stirring your sincere mind by means of remembrance .
About this coordinate
2 Peter 3:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Peter 3:1, so the Greek word ἐπιστολήν (epistolên) 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.3.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.3.1.W7.S1) and character.