Matthew 17:5:10Matt.17.5.W10TAB
ἰδοὺ
idoo
“behold”
- Transliteration
- i-DOO
- Extended
- i-DOO
- IPA
- /i.ˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-DOO
- phraseyour reading level
KAI i-DOO phô-NÊ ek TÊS ne-PHE-lês LE-goo-sa
- clause
E-ti au-TOO la-LOON-tos i-DOO ne-PHE-lê phô-tei-NÊ e-pe-SKI-a-sen au-TOOS KAI i-DOO phô-NÊ ek TÊS ne-PHE-lês LE-goo-sa
- sentence
E-ti au-TOO la-LOON-tos i-DOO ne-PHE-lê phô-tei-NÊ e-pe-SKI-a-sen au-TOOS KAI i-DOO phô-NÊ ek TÊS ne-PHE-lês LE-goo-sa hoo-TOS es-tin ho hyi-OS moo ho a-ga-pê-TOS en HÔI eu-DO-kê-sa a-KOO-e-te au-TOO
Exegesis
The interjection idou {ἰδοὺ | i-doù} signals a dramatic theophanic event, first drawing attention to nephelē phōteinē {νεφέλη φωτεινὴ | ne-phé-lē phō-tei-nē} “a bright cloud,” with the adjective placed after the noun for vivid imagery.
Root and etymology
eidonepsilon–iota–delta–omicron–nu
“to see, behold”
In context — Matthew 17:5
While He was still speaking, behold, a radiant cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son , in whom I am well pleased; listen to Him.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 17:5, so the Greek word ἰδοὺ (idoo) 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.17.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.5.W10.S1) and character.