Matthew 16:23:13Matt.16.23.W13TAB
ἐμοῦ⸃,
emoo
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-MOO
- Extended
- eh-MOO
- IPA
- /e.ˈmuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to me
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-MOO
- 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
In the direct speech, the imperative Hypage {Ὕπαγε | Hý-pa-ge} “go away” with the prepositional phrase opisō mou {ὀπίσω μου | o-pí-sō mou} “behind me” delivers both a spatial and metaphorical rebuke.
The causal clause hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} “because” contrasts ou phroneis ta tou theou {οὐ φρονεῖς τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ} “you are not mindful of the things of God” with phroneis ta tôn anthrōpōn {φρονεῖς τὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων} “you are mindful of the things of people,” the adversative alla underlining the sharp opposition between divine and human priorities.
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 16:23:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 16:23, so the Greek word ἐμοῦ⸃, (emoo) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.23.W13.S1) and character.