Matthew 16:20:6Matt.16.20.W6TAB
μηδενὶ
mêdeni
“to no one”
- Transliteration
- mê-de-NI
- Extended
- mê-de-NI
- IPA
- /meː.deˈni/
Meaning by language
- English
- to no one
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
mê-de-NI
- sentence
TO-te di-e-STEI-la-to TOIS ma-thê-TAIS HI-na mê-de-NI EI-pô-sin HO-ti au-TOS e-STIN ho khree-STOS
Exegesis
The purpose clause introduced by hina {ἵνα | hí-na} governs the aorist subjunctive eiposin {εἴπωσιν | eí-pō-sin}, a common pattern for commands as intended outcomes, here hina mēdeni eiposin {ἵνα μηδενὶ εἴπωσιν | hí-na mē-de-ní eí-pō-sin} ‘so that they should say to no one.’
The indefinite pronoun mēdeni {μηδενὶ | mē-de-ní} conveys the absolute exclusion of all persons.
In context — Matthew 16:20
Then He gave the disciples strict instructions that they were to tell no one that He is the Christ.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 16:20, so the Greek word μηδενὶ (mêdeni) 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.16.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.20.W6.S1) and character.