Matthew 17:11:5Matt.17.11.W5TAB

Ἠλίας

êlias

Elijah

Transliteration
ê-LI-as
Extended
ê-LI-ahs
IPA
/eːˈli.as/

Meaning by language

English
Elijah

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Result
Ἠ + λί + ας
ê + li + as
êlias

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Iotai — as in machine
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    ê-LI-as

  2. clause

    ê-LI-as MEN ER-khe-tai KAI a-po-ka-ta-STÊ-sei PAN-ta

  3. sentence

    HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ê-LI-as MEN ER-khe-tai KAI a-po-ka-ta-STÊ-sei PAN-ta

Exegesis

Within the quotation, Elias {Ἠλίας | Ē-lí-as} ‘Elijah’ is fronted for emphasis, and the emphatic particle men {μὲν | mèn} ‘indeed’ affirms the certainty of his coming.

Root and etymology

Eliyahualeph–lamed–yod–yod–he–vav

My God is YHWH

In contextMatthew 17:11

Jesus answered, “Elijah is indeed coming, and he will restore all things.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 17:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 17:11, so the Greek word Ἠλίας (êlias) 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.17.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.11.W5.S1) and character.