Matthew 16:18:11Matt.16.18.W11TAB
ταύτῃ
tautêi
“this”
- Transliteration
- TAU-têi
- Extended
- TAU-têi
- IPA
- /ˈtau.teːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
TAU-têi
- phraseyour reading level
KAI e-PI TAU-têi TÊI PE-tra oi-ko-do-MÊ-sô moo TÊN ek-klê-SI-an
- sentence
ka-GÔ DE soi LE-gô HO-ti SY EI PE-tros KAI e-PI TAU-têi TÊI PE-tra oi-ko-do-MÊ-sô moo TÊN ek-klê-SI-an KAI PY-lai HAI-doo oo ka-tis-KHY-soo-sin au-TÊS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi taute tē petra {ἐπὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πέτρᾳ | e-pí taú-tē tē̂ pé-trāi} specifies the foundation for the building project oikodomesō mou tēn ekklesian {οἰκοδομήσω μου τὴν ἐκκλησίαν | oi-ko-do-mé-sō mou tēn ek-klē-sí-an}, emphasizing divine ownership.
In context — Matthew 16:18
And I tell you that you are Peter , and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 16:18, so the Greek word ταύτῃ (tautêi) 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.16.18.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.18.W11.S1) and character.