Matthew 16:17:9Matt.16.17.W9TAB
Σίμων
simôn
“Simon”
- Transliteration
- SI-môn
- Extended
- SI-môhn
- IPA
- /ˈsi.mɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Simon
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
SI-môn
- phraseyour reading level
SI-môn ba-ri-ô-NA
- 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 vocative phrase Simon Bariona {Σίμων Βαριωνᾶ | Símōn Bariōnâ} addresses Simon by given name and patronymic.
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 16:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 16:17, so the Greek word Σίμων (simôn) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.17.W9.S1) and character.