Hebrews 13:8:5Heb.13.8.W5TAB

σήμερον

sêemeron

today

Transliteration
SÊE-me-ron
Extended
SAY-meh-rohn
IPA
/ˈsɛː.me.ron/

Meaning by language

English
today

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Result
σή + με + ρον
sêe + me + ron
sêemeron

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Etai — as in machine
Mum — as in mother
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    SÊE-me-ron

  2. 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 contextHebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for the ages.

About this coordinate

Hebrews 13:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Hebrews 13:8, so the Greek word σήμερον (sêemeron) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.8.W5.S1) and character.