Matthew 17:17:16Matt.17.17.W16TAB
ἕως
heôs
“Until”
- Transliteration
- HE-ôs
- Extended
- HEH-ôhs
- IPA
- /ˈhe.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Until
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HE-ôs
- sentence
HE-ôs PO-te a-NEK-so-mai hy-MÔN
Exegesis
The repeated interrogative heos pote {ἕως πότε | hé-ōs pó-te} ‘how long?’
In context — Matthew 17:17
Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I remain with you? How long must I endure you? Bring him here to me.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:17:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 17:17, so the Greek word ἕως (heôs) 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.17.17.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.17.W16.S1) and character.