Matthew 17:3:7Matt.17.3.W7TAB
Ἠλίας
êlias
“Elijah”
- Transliteration
- ê-LI-as
- Extended
- ê-LI-as
- IPA
- /eː.ˈli.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elijah
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ê-LI-as
- sentence
KAI i-DOO ÔPH-thê au-TOIS mô-y-SÊS KAI ê-LI-as syl-la-LOON-tes met au-TOO
Exegesis
The compound nominative Mōusēs {Μωϋσῆς | Mōusēs} and Ēlías {Ἠλίας | Ēlías} serves as the subject, presented without articles to signal well-known figures.
Root and etymology
Eliyahualeph–lamed–yod–yod–he–vav
“My God is YHWH”
In context — Matthew 17:3
And behold , Moses and Elijah appeared to them, speaking with Him .
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 17:3, 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.17.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.3.W7.S1) and character.