Hebrews 13:8:3Heb.13.8.W3TAB
ἐχθὲς
ekhthes
“yesterday”
- Transliteration
- ekh-THES
- Extended
- ehkh-THEHS
- IPA
- /ekʰˈtʰes/
Meaning by language
- English
- yesterday
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ekh-THES
- sentence
ee-ay-SOOS khree-STOS ekh-THES KAI SÊE-me-ron ho au-TOS KAI eis tous ai-Ô-nas
Exegesis
The temporal adverbs echthes {ἐχθὲς | ekh-thés} ‘yesterday’ and semeron {σήμερον | sḗ-me-ron} ‘today’ are coordinated by kai {καὶ | kaí} and precede the predicate, forming a coordinated pair that spans past and present.
In context — Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for the ages.
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Hebrews 13:8, so the Greek word ἐχθὲς (ekhthes) 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 Heb.13.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.8.W3.S1) and character.