Matthew 15:8:12Matt.15.8.W12TAB
πόρρω
porrhô
“far”
- Transliteration
- POR-rhô
- Extended
- POHR-rhoh
- IPA
- /ˈpor.rɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- far
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
POR-rhô
- sentence
ho la-OS HOU-tos tois KHEI-le-SIN me ti-MA hê de kar-DI-a au-TÔN POR-rhô a-PE-khei ap e-MOU
Exegesis
The adverb porro {πόρρω | pórrō} precedes the verb apechei {ἀπέχει | apé-khei}, intensifying the spatial metaphor of distance: “is far away.”
In context — Matthew 15:8
This people honors Me with their lips , but their heart is far away from Me.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 15:8, so the Greek word πόρρω (porrhô) 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.15.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.8.W12.S1) and character.