Matthew 16:15:3Matt.16.15.W3TAB
Ὑμεῖς
hymeis
“You”
- Transliteration
- hy-MEIS
- Extended
- hy-MEIS
- IPA
- /hy.ˈmiːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- You
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-MEIS
- clause
hy-MEIS DE TEE-na ME LE-ye-te EI-nai
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOIS hy-MEIS DE TEE-na ME LE-ye-te EI-nai
Exegesis
The emphatic Hymeis {Ὑμεῖς | hy-meîs} “you” is fronted in the clause, and the postpositive de {δὲ | dé} “but” signals a shift from the preceding discussion of public opinion.
Root and etymology
Rootsigma–upsilon
“you (plural)”
In context — Matthew 16:15
He said to them, “But you —who do you say that I am?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 16:15, so the Greek word Ὑμεῖς (hymeis) 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.16.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.15.W3.S1) and character.