Matthew 15:27:4Matt.15.27.W4TAB
Ναί
nai
“yes”
- Transliteration
- NAI
- Extended
- NAI
- IPA
- /ˈnai/
Meaning by language
- English
- yes
Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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NAI
- sentence
hê de EI-pen NAI KY-ree-e KAI gar ta ky-NA-ri-a es-THI-ei a-PO tôn psi-KHI-ōn tôn pip-TON-tōn a-PO tês tra-PE-zês tôn ky-RI-ōn au-TÔN
Exegesis
The affirmative particle Nai {Ναί | Naí} “yes” expresses agreement rather than objection, immediately followed by the vocative kyrie {κύριε | ký-ri-e}, a direct address marking respect and dependence.
Root and etymology
gynēgamma–upsilon–nu–ēta
“woman, wife”
In context — Matthew 15:27
But she said, “Yes, Lord ; for even the little dogs eat from the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 15:27, so the Greek word Ναί (nai) 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.15.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.27.W4.S1) and character.