Matthew 17:10:8Matt.17.10.W8TAB
οὖν
oon
“then”
- Transliteration
- OON
- Extended
- OON
- IPA
- /ˈuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- then
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
OON
- 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 interrogative pronoun ti {Τί | Tí} ‘why’ expresses puzzlement, with the inferential conjunction oun {οὖν | oûn} ‘then’ connecting it to context.
Root and etymology
syllaleōsigma–upsilon–lambda–lambda–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to converse together”
In context — Matthew 17:10
The disciples asked Him , “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 17:10, so the Greek word οὖν (oon) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.10.W8.S1) and character.