Matthew 17:2:3Matt.17.2.W3TAB
ἔμπροσθεν
emprosthen
“before”
- Transliteration
- EM-pros-then
- Extended
- EHM-prohs-thehn
- IPA
- /ˈem.pros.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EM-pros-then
- phraseyour reading level
KAI me-te-mor-PHÔ-thê EM-pros-then au-TÔN
- sentence
KAI me-te-mor-PHÔ-thê EM-pros-then au-TÔN KAI E-lamp-sen TO PRO-so-pon au-TOU hôs HO HÊ-li-os TA DE hi-MA-ti-a au-TOU e-YE-ne-to leu-KA hôs TO PHÔS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase emprosthen autōn {ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν | émprosthen autôn} ‘before them’ emphasizes the public nature of the transfiguration by placing the witnesses directly in view.
In context — Matthew 17:2
There, before their eyes, He was transformed, and His face blazed like the sun, and His garments became white like light .
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 17:2, so the Greek word ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen) 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.17.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.2.W3.S1) and character.