Matthew 16:18:8Matt.16.18.W8TAB
Πέτρος,
petros
“Peter”
- Transliteration
- PE-tros
- Extended
- PE-tros
- IPA
- /ˈpe.tros/
Meaning by language
- English
- Peter
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| 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
PE-tros
- phraseyour reading level
ka-GÔ DE soi LE-gô HO-ti SY EI PE-tros
- 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 equative clause sy ei Petros {σὺ εἶ Πέτρος | sý eî Pé-tros} presents Peter’s new name as literal “rock.”
Root and etymology
petrapé-trā
“stone, rock”
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 16:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 16:18, so the Greek word Πέτρος, (petros) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.18.W8.S1) and character.