Matthew 14:28:9Matt.14.28.W9TAB

σὺ

sy

you

Transliteration
SY
Extended
SY
IPA
/ˈsy/

Meaning by language

English
you

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Upsiloni — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    SY

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ei SY EI

  3. clause

    KY-ri-e ei SY EI KE-leu-SON me el-THEIN PROS SE e-PI TA HY-da-ta

  4. sentence

    a-po-kri-THEIS DE au-TÔ ho PE-tros EI-pen KY-ri-e ei SY EI KE-leu-SON me el-THEIN PROS SE e-PI TA HY-da-ta

Exegesis

The conditional protasis ei sy ei {εἰ σὺ εἶ | ei sŷ eî} ‘if you are’ seeks identity confirmation, with the pronoun sy placed before the verb for emphasis.

In contextMatthew 14:28

And answering, Peter said to Him, “Lord , if indeed it is You, command me to come to You upon the waters.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 14:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 14:28, so the Greek word σὺ (sy) 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.14.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.28.W9.S1) and character.