Matthew 17:5:14Matt.17.5.W14TAB
νεφέλης
nephelês
“cloud”
- Transliteration
- ne-PHE-lês
- Extended
- neh-PHEH-lês
- IPA
- /ne.ˈpʰe.leːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- cloud
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ne-PHE-lês
- 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
A second idou introduces phōnē ek tēs nephelēs {φωνὴ ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης | phō-nē ek tês ne-phé-lēs} “a voice from the cloud,” marking the origin of the divine message.
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 17:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 17:5, so the Greek word νεφέλης (nephelês) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.5.W14.S1) and character.