Matthew 15:22:2Matt.15.22.W2TAB
ἰδοὺ
idou
“behold”
- Transliteration
- i-DOU
- Extended
- ih-DOO
- IPA
- /i.doˈu/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
i-DOU
- sentence
KAI i-DOU gy-NÊ kha-na-na-I-a a-PO tÔN ho-RI-ôn e-KEI-nôn ek-sel-THOU-sa E-kra-dzen LE-gou-sa e-LE-ê-SON me KY-ri-e hy-HOS da-UID hê thy-GA-têr mou ka-KÔS dai-mo-NI-dze-tai
Exegesis
The narrative opens with kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ linking this episode to the preceding context, immediately followed by idou {ἰδοὺ | idoú} ‘behold’ as an attention marker that draws the reader into a new scene.
In context — Matthew 15:22
And behold, a Canaanite woman from those regions came out and was crying out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord , Son of David ; my daughter is badly demon-possessed.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 15:22, so the Greek word ἰδοὺ (idou) 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.15.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.22.W2.S1) and character.