Matthew 17:8:4Matt.17.8.W4TAB
ὀφθαλμοὺς
ophthalmoos
“eyes”
- Transliteration
- oph-thal-MOOS
- Extended
- ohph-thahl-MOOS
- IPA
- /opʰ.tʰalˈmuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- eyes
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oph-thal-MOOS
- sentence
e-PA-ran-tes DE TOOS oph-thal-MOOS au-TÔN ou-DE-na EI-don ei MÊ au-TON ee-ay-SOON MO-non
Exegesis
The object phrase tous ophthalmous auton {τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς αὐτῶν | toús ophthalmous autôn} combines article, noun, and genitive pronoun to denote “their eyes.”
Root and etymology
ophthalmósomicron–phi–theta–alpha–lambda–mu–omicron–sigma
“eye”
In context — Matthew 17:8
When they raised their eyes, they saw no one—except Jesus alone .
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 17:8, so the Greek word ὀφθαλμοὺς (ophthalmoos) 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.17.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.8.W4.S1) and character.