Matthew 16:27:1Matt.16.27.W1TAB
μέλλει
mellei
“is about to”
- Transliteration
- MEL-lei
- Extended
- MEL-lei
- IPA
- /ˈmel.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is about to
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
MEL-lei
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MEL-lei GAR ho hy-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo ER-khe-sthai en TÊ DO-ksê TOO pa-TROS au-TOO me-TA TÔN ang-YE-lôn au-TOO
- sentence
MEL-lei GAR ho hy-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo ER-khe-sthai en TÊ DO-ksê TOO pa-TROS au-TOO me-TA TÔN ang-YE-lôn au-TOO KAI TO-te a-po-DÔ-sei he-KAS-tô ka-TA TÊN PRA-ksin au-TOO
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the finite verb mellei {μέλλει | mél-lei} plus the complementary infinitive erchesthai {ἔρχεσθαι | ér-khe-sthai}, creating a periphrastic future construction that highlights the imminent nature of the Son of Man’s coming.
In context — Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each person according to his deed.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 16:27, so the Greek word μέλλει (mellei) 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.16.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.27.W1.S1) and character.