Matthew 15:16:4Matt.15.16.W4TAB
Ἀκμὴν
akmên
“still”
- Transliteration
- ak-MÊN
- Extended
- ahk-MEEN
- IPA
- /akˈmɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- still
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ak-MÊN
- sentence
ho de EI-pen ak-MÊN KAI hy-MEIS a-SY-NE-TOI ES-te
Exegesis
The adverb Akmen {Ἀκμὴν | Ak-mḕn} ‘still, yet’ is placed early, giving prominence to the idea of ongoing deficiency.
The coordination Akmen kai humeis {Ἀκμὴν καὶ ὑμεῖς | Ak-mḕn kaí hy-meîs} binds “still” with the emphatic plural pronoun “you,” yielding the sense “still you also,” which targets the disciples in light of others’ lack of understanding.
Root and etymology
akmealpha–kappa–mu–eta
“point, peak, critical moment”
In context — Matthew 15:16
But He said, “Are you also still without understanding ?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 15:16, so the Greek word Ἀκμὴν (akmên) 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.15.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.16.W4.S1) and character.