Matthew 16:17:7Matt.16.17.W7TAB
Μακάριος
makarios
“blessed”
- Transliteration
- ma-KA-ri-os
- Extended
- mah-KAH-ri-ohs
- IPA
- /maˈka.ri.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- blessed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-KA-ri-os
- phraseyour reading level
ma-KA-ri-os EI
- 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
Within the quotation, the adjective Makarios {μακάριος | makários} ‘blessed’ precedes the verb ei {εἶ | eî} ‘you are’ to emphasize divine favor.
Root and etymology
makarmu–alpha–kappa–alpha–rho
“blessed, fortunate”
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 16:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 16:17, so the Greek word Μακάριος (makarios) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.17.W7.S1) and character.