Matthew 14:24:17Matt.14.24.W17TAB
ἐναντίος
enantios
“contrary”
- Transliteration
- e-nan-TI-os
- Extended
- eh-nahn-TI-ohs
- IPA
- /e.nanˈti.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- contrary
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-nan-TI-os
- phraseyour reading level
ÊN GAR e-nan-TI-os HO A-ne-mos
- sentence
TO DE PLOI-on Ê-dê sta-DI-oos pol-LOOS a-PO TÊS YÊS a-PEI-khen ba-sa-ni-ZO-me-non hy-PO TÔN ky-MA-tôn ÊN GAR e-nan-TI-os HO A-ne-mos
Exegesis
The explanatory conjunction gar {γὰρ | gàr} introduces the causal clause enantios ho anemos {ἐναντίος ὁ ἄνεμος | e-nan-tí-os ho án-e-mos}, where the predicate adjective precedes the subject to emphasize the wind’s hostile character.
In context — Matthew 14:24
But the boat was already many stadia from the land, being battered by the waves, for the wind was contrary .
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:24:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 14:24, so the Greek word ἐναντίος (enantios) 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.14.24.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.24.W17.S1) and character.