⸀ποιήσω

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ⸀ποιήσω

   poi-Ê-sô

   I will make
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 ⸀ποιήσω ὧδε τρεῖς σκηνάς,

   poi-Ê-sô HÔ-de TREIS skê-NAS

   I will make three tents here
3. clause🔊 εἰ θέλεις, ⸀ποιήσω ὧδε τρεῖς σκηνάς, σοὶ μίαν καὶ Μωϋσεῖ μίαν καὶ ⸂Ἠλίᾳ μίαν⸃.

   ei THE-leis poi-Ê-sô HÔ-de TREIS skê-NAS SOI MI-an KAI MÔ-y-SEI MI-an KAI ê-LI-a MI-an

   if you wish I will make three tents here one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah
4. sentence🔊 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν τῷ Ἰησοῦ· Κύριε, καλόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ὧδε εἶναι· εἰ θέλεις, ⸀ποιήσω ὧδε τρεῖς σκηνάς, σοὶ μίαν καὶ Μωϋσεῖ μίαν καὶ ⸂Ἠλίᾳ μίαν⸃.

   a-po-kri-THEIS DE HO PE-tros EI-pen TOI ee-ay-SOO KY-ree-e ka-LON es-tin hê-MAS HÔ-de EI-nai ei THE-leis poi-Ê-sô HÔ-de TREIS skê-NAS SOI MI-an KAI MÔ-y-SEI MI-an KAI ê-LI-a MI-an

   and {the} Peter Answering {He} said to {the} Jesus Lord is good for us to be here if you wish I will make three tents here one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah

Exegesis

The conditional protasis ei theleis {εἰ θέλεις | ei thé-leis} “if You wish” conveys deference to Jesus’ will, while the subjunctive poiēso {ποιήσω | poi-ḗ-sō} “I may make” indicates an offer rather than assertion. The repetition of the adverb hô-de “here” focuses attention on the location. The tricolon treis skēnas …