Matthew 17:1:24Matt.17.1.W24TAB
ἰδίαν.
idian
“themselves”
- Transliteration
- i-DI-an
- Extended
- i-DI-ahn
- IPA
- /i.ˈdi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- themselves
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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i-DI-an
- phraseyour reading level
KAI a-na-PHE-rei au-TOUS eis O-ros hy-psê-LON kat i-DI-an
- sentence
KAI meth hê-ME-ras HEKS pa-ra-lam-BA-nei ho ee-ay-SOOS TON PE-tron KAI i-A-kô-bon KAI i-ô-AN-nên TON a-del-PHON au-TOU KAI a-na-PHE-rei au-TOUS eis O-ros hy-psê-LON kat i-DI-an
Exegesis
The adverbial kat idian {κατ’ ἰδίαν | kat i-DÍ-an} conveys seclusion. In rendering the text, the two-step verbal sequence and the temporal fronting have been preserved to maintain narrative tension and the thematic emphasis on intentional, private revelation.
In context — Matthew 17:1
Six days later, Jesus took Peter and James, along with John his brother, and led them up onto a high mountain apart .
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:1:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Matthew 17:1, so the Greek word ἰδίαν. (idian) 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.17.1.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.1.W24.S1) and character.