Matthew 16:3:9Matt.16.3.W9TAB
οὐρανός.
ooranos
“sky”
- Transliteration
- oo-ra-NOS
- Extended
- oo-ra-NOS
- IPA
- /uː.ra.ˈnos/
Meaning by language
- English
- sky
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oo-ra-NOS
- phraseyour reading level
pyr-RA-zei GAR styg-NA-zôn HO oo-ra-NOS
- clause
SÊ-me-ron khei-MÔN pyr-RA-zei GAR styg-NA-zôn HO oo-ra-NOS
- sentence
KAI prô-I SÊ-me-ron khei-MÔN pyr-RA-zei GAR styg-NA-zôn HO oo-ra-NOS
Exegesis
The participle stygnazōn {στυγνάζων | sty-gná-zōn}, modifying ho ouranos {ὁ οὐρανός | ho ou-ra-nós}, intensifies the sky’s threatening aspect.
Root and etymology
ouran-omicron–upsilon–rho–alpha–nu
“sky, heaven, high expanse”
In context — Matthew 16:3
And in the morning you say, “Today there will be a storm, for the sky is red and threatening.” You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you are not able to interpret the signs of the times.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 16:3, so the Greek word οὐρανός. (ooranos) 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.16.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.3.W9.S1) and character.