Matthew 16:12:6Matt.16.12.W6TAB
προσέχειν
prosekhein
“to beware”
- Transliteration
- pro-SE-khein
- Extended
- proh-SEH-khein
- IPA
- /pro.ˈse.kʰiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to beware
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pro-SE-khein
- sentence
TO-te sy-NÊ-kan HO-ti OOK EI-pen pro-SE-khein a-PO TÊS ZY-mês TÔN AR-tôn al-LA a-PO TÊS di-da-KHÊS TÔN pha-ri-SAI-ôn KAI sad-doo-KAI-ôn
Exegesis
The negated verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} with the infinitive prosechein {προσέχειν | pro-sé-khein} expresses the directive they had received “to beware.”
In context — Matthew 16:12
Then they understood that He was not telling them to guard against leaven in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 16:12, so the Greek word προσέχειν (prosekhein) 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.16.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.12.W6.S1) and character.