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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Result
σκάν + δα + λον
skan + da + lon
skandalon

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new
Deltath — as in this
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    SKAN-da-lon

  2. phraseyour reading level

    SKAN-da-lon EI e-MOO

  3. clause

    SKAN-da-lon EI e-MOO HO-ti OO phro-NEIS TA TOO the-OO al-LA TA TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn

  4. 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 contextMatthew 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.