Matthew 17:10:16Matt.17.10.W16TAB
πρῶτον;
prôton
“first”
- Transliteration
- PRÔ-ton
- Extended
- PRÔ-ton
- IPA
- /ˈprɔː.ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- first
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PRÔ-ton
- clause
TI OON HOI gram-ma-TEIS LE-goo-sin HO-ti ê-LI-an DEI el-THEIN PRÔ-ton
- sentence
KAI e-pê-RÔ-tê-san au-TON HOI ma-thê-TAI LE-gon-tes TI OON HOI gram-ma-TEIS LE-goo-sin HO-ti ê-LI-an DEI el-THEIN PRÔ-ton
Exegesis
The infinitive elthein {ἐλθεῖν | eltheîn} ‘to come’ together with the adverb proton {πρῶτον | prōton} ‘first’ conveys the temporal priority of Elijah’s coming, underscoring the prophetic necessity implied by the scribal assertion.
In context — Matthew 17:10
The disciples asked Him , “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:10:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 17:10, so the Greek word πρῶτον; (prôton) 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.17.10.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.10.W16.S1) and character.