Matthew 16:23:10Matt.16.23.W10TAB
Σατανᾶ·
satana
“Satan”
- Transliteration
- sa-ta-NA
- Extended
- sah-tah-NAH
- IPA
- /sa.ta.ˈna/
Meaning by language
- English
- Satan
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-ta-NA
- clause
HY-pa-ye o-PI-sô MOO sa-ta-NA
- sentence
HO DE stra-PHEIS EI-pen TOI PE-troi HY-pa-ye o-PI-sô MOO sa-ta-NA SKAN-da-lon EI e-MOO HO-ti OO phro-NEIS TA TOO the-OO al-LA TA TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
Exegesis
The vocative Satana {Σατανᾶ | Sa-ta-nâ} intensifies the address by naming Peter’s alignment with the adversary.
Root and etymology
Satanassa-ta-nâs
“adversary, accuser”
In context — Matthew 16:23
But He turned and said to Peter, “Go behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me, because you are not mindful of the things of God , but of the things of people.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 16:23, so the Greek word Σατανᾶ· (satana) 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.16.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.23.W10.S1) and character.