Matthew 12:39:13Matt.12.39.W13TAB
σημεῖον
sêmeion
“a sign”
- Transliteration
- sê-MEI-on
- Extended
- sê-MEI-ohn
- IPA
- /seːˈmiː.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sign
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
sê-MEI-on
- phraseyour reading level
KAI sê-MEI-on oo do-THÊ-se-tai au-TÊ ei MÊ TO sê-MEI-on i-ô-NA TOO pro-PHÊ-too
- clause
ye-ne-A po-nê-RA KAI moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI KAI sê-MEI-on oo do-THÊ-se-tai au-TÊ ei MÊ TO sê-MEI-on i-ô-NA TOO pro-PHÊ-too
- sentence
HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen au-TOIS ye-ne-A po-nê-RA KAI moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI KAI sê-MEI-on oo do-THÊ-se-tai au-TÊ ei MÊ TO sê-MEI-on i-ô-NA TOO pro-PHÊ-too
Exegesis
The present tense epizetei {ἐπιζητεῖ | e-pi-ze-teî} conveys ongoing behavior in seeking a semeion {σημεῖον | se-meî-on}.
Root and etymology
semasigma–eta–mu–alpha
“sign, mark”
In context — Matthew 12:39
But He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 12:39:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 12:39, so the Greek word σημεῖον (sêmeion) 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 Matt.12.39.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.12.39.W13.S1) and character.