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

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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  1. word

    OUN

  2. sentence

    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 context2 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.