2 Peter 3:8:72 Pet.3.8.W7TAB
ἀγαπητοί
agapêtoi
“beloved”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-pê-TOI
- Extended
- ah-gah-peh-TOI
- IPA
- /a.ga.pɛːˈtoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- beloved
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ga-pê-TOI
- sentence
HEN de TOU-to MÊ lan-tha-NE-tō hy-MAS a-ga-pê-TOI HO-ti MI-a hê-ME-ra pa-RA ky-REE-ō hōs KHI-li-a E-tē KAI KHI-li-a E-tē hōs hê-ME-ra MI-a
Exegesis
The vocative agapetoi {ἀγαπητοί | a-ga-pē-toí} personalizes the address.
Root and etymology
agapaoalpha–gamma–alpha–pi–alpha–omega
“to love with devoted affection”
In context — 2 Peter 3:8
Do not let this single matter escape your notice, beloved ones: with the Lord , a single day is like a thousand years , and a thousand years is like a single day.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 3:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Peter 3:8, so the Greek word ἀγαπητοί (agapêtoi) 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.3.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.3.8.W7.S1) and character.