Matthew 17:23:11Matt.17.23.W11TAB

σφόδρα.

sphôdra

greatly

Transliteration
SPHÔ-dra
Extended
SPHÔ-dra
IPA
/ˈspʰɔː.dra/

Meaning by language

English
greatly

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Result
σφό + δρα.
sphô + dra
sphôdra

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Phiph — as in phone (f)
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Deltath — as in this
Rhor — rolled r
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    SPHÔ-dra

  2. sentence

    KAI e-ly-PÊ-thê-san SPHÔ-dra

Exegesis

The final clause, kai elupēthēsan sphodra {καὶ ἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα | kaí elupḗthēsan sphódra}, uses the aorist passive ‘they were grieved’ with the adverb ‘greatly’ to convey the disciples’ deep sorrow. English translation preserves the future sequence and temporal dative, marks the shift with a semicolon and full stop, and renders the passive and emotional intensity explicitly.

In contextMatthew 17:23

They will kill Him , and on the third day He will be raised; and they were exceedingly grieved .

About this coordinate

Matthew 17:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 17:23, so the Greek word σφόδρα. (sphôdra) 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.17.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.23.W11.S1) and character.