Matthew 16:17:12Matt.16.17.W12TAB
σὰρξ
sarks
“flesh”
- Transliteration
- SARKS
- Extended
- SAHRKS
- IPA
- /ˈsarks/
Meaning by language
- English
- flesh
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) |
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Word in context
- word
SARKS
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti SARKS KAI HAI-ma ouk a-pe-ka-ly-PSEN soi AL HO pa-TÊR mou HO en TOIS ou-ra-NOIS
- clause
ma-KA-ri-os EI SI-môn ba-ri-ô-NA HO-ti SARKS KAI HAI-ma ouk a-pe-ka-ly-PSEN soi AL HO pa-TÊR mou HO en TOIS ou-ra-NOIS
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEIS DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOI ma-KA-ri-os EI SI-môn ba-ri-ô-NA HO-ti SARKS KAI HAI-ma ouk a-pe-ka-ly-PSEN soi AL HO pa-TÊR mou HO en TOIS ou-ra-NOIS
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} introduces a causal clause: the coordinated nouns sarx kai haima {σὰρξ καὶ αἷμα | sárx kaí haîma} function as a hendiadys for mere human nature.
Root and etymology
sark-sigma–alpha–rho–kappa
“flesh, physical nature”
In context — Matthew 16:17
And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in the heavens.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 16:17, so the Greek word σὰρξ (sarks) 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.16.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.17.W12.S1) and character.