2 Peter 3:17:22 Pet.3.17.W2TAB
οὖν
oun
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- OUN
- Extended
- OON
- IPA
- /ˈuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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hy-MEIS OUN a-ga-pê-TOI pro-gi-NÔ-skon-tes phy-LA-sse-sthe HI-na MÊ tê tôn a-THE-smon PLA-nê sy-na-pa-KHEN-tes ek-PE-sê-te tou i-DI-ou stê-rig-MOU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the emphatic subject hymeis {ὑμεῖς | humeîs} 'you' placed first, followed by oun {οὖν | oûn} 'therefore', which links this admonition to the preceding teaching about the coming day of the Lord.
In context — 2 Peter 3:17
Therefore you, beloved , knowing this beforehand, guard yourselves so that you are not carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your own steadfastness.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 3:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Peter 3:17, so the Greek word οὖν (oun) 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.3.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.3.17.W2.S1) and character.