Matthew 17:12:24Matt.17.12.W24TAB
μέλλει
mellei
“{he} is about to”
- Transliteration
- MEL-lei
- Extended
- MEHL-lei
- IPA
- /ˈmel.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {he} is about to
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MEL-lei
- clause
HOO-tôs KAI HO hyi-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo MEL-lei PAS-khein hyp au-TÔN
- sentence
LE-gô DE hy-MIN HO-ti ê-LI-as Ê-dê Êl-then KAI ook e-PE-gnô-san au-TON al-LA e-POI-ê-san EN au-TÔ HO-sa ê-THE-lê-san HOO-tôs KAI HO hyi-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo MEL-lei PAS-khein hyp au-TÔN
Exegesis
The adverb houtōs {οὕτως | hoú-tōs} ‘thus’ introduces the typology of the Son of Man, where mellei paschein {μέλλει πάσχειν | mél-lei pás-khein} ‘is about to suffer’ conveys certainty and hyp’ autōn {ὑπʼ αὐτῶν | hyp’ au-tôn} indicates human agency.
In context — Matthew 17:12
But I say to you: Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him; rather, they treated him as they chose. Likewise, the Son of Man will also suffer at their hands.
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:12:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Matthew 17:12, so the Greek word μέλλει (mellei) 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.17.12.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.12.W24.S1) and character.