Matthew 15:28:8Matt.15.28.W8TAB
γύναι
gynai
“woman”
- Transliteration
- GY-nai
- Extended
- GY-nai
- IPA
- /ˈgy.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- woman
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
GY-nai
- sentence
TO-te a-po-kri-THEIS ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TEI Ô GY-nai me-GA-lê sou hê PI-stis ge-nê-THÊ-tô soi hôs THE-leis kai i-A-thê hê thy-GA-têr au-TÊS a-PO tês HÔ-ras e-KEI-nês
Exegesis
The vocative sequence Ō gynai {Ὦ γύναι | Ō Gý-nai} “O woman” conveys direct address with both emotional weight and respect.
Root and etymology
gynēgamma–upsilon–nu–ēta
“woman, wife”
In context — Matthew 15:28
Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith ; let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 15:28, so the Greek word γύναι (gynai) 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.15.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.28.W8.S1) and character.