Matthew 16:23:11Matt.16.23.W11TAB
σκάνδαλον
skandalon
“a stumbling block”
- Transliteration
- SKAN-da-lon
- Extended
- SKAHN-dah-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈskan.da.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- a stumbling block
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
SKAN-da-lon
- phraseyour reading level
SKAN-da-lon EI e-MOO
- clause
SKAN-da-lon EI e-MOO HO-ti OO phro-NEIS TA TOO the-OO al-LA TA TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
- 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 predicate skandalon {σκάνδαλον | skán-da-lon} “stumbling block” with ei {εἶ | eî} “you are” portrays Peter as an obstacle.
Root and etymology
skandalonsigma–kappa–alpha–nu–delta–alpha–lambda–omicron–nu
“snare, stumbling block”
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 16:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 16:23, so the Greek word σκάνδαλον (skandalon) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.23.W11.S1) and character.