Matthew 17:4:18Matt.17.4.W18TAB

τρεῖς

treis

three

Transliteration
TREIS
Extended
TREIS
IPA
/ˈtriːs/

Meaning by language

English
three

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Rhor — rolled r
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    TREIS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    poi-Ê-sô HÔ-de TREIS skê-NAS

  3. clause

    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

  4. sentence

    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

Exegesis

soi mian, Mōusei mian, Ēlia mian {τρεῖς σκηνὰς … σοὶ μίαν, Μωϋσεῖ μίαν, Ἠλίᾳ μίαν | treîs skē-nàs … soì mí-an, Mō-ü-seî mí-an, Ē-lí-ai mí-an} balances three parallel proposals, underscoring Peter’s desire to honor each figure equally and reflecting his misunderstanding of Jesus’ unique status.

In contextMatthew 17:4

Peter answered and said to Jesus , “Lord , it is a good thing for us to be here; if You wish, I will put up three tents here—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 17:4:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 17:4, so the Greek word τρεῖς (treis) 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.17.4.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.4.W18.S1) and character.