Matthew 17:9:12Matt.17.9.W12TAB
Μηδενὶ
mêdeni
“no one”
- Transliteration
- mê-de-NI
- Extended
- mê-de-NI
- IPA
- /meː.de.ˈni/
Meaning by language
- English
- no one
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
mê-de-NI
- clause
mê-de-NI EI-pê-te TO HO-ra-ma HE-ôs OO HO hyi-OS TOO an-THRÔ-pou EK ne-KRÔN e-yer-THÊ
- sentence
KAI ka-ta-bai-NON-tôn au-TÔN EK TOO O-roos e-ne-TEI-la-to au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS LE-gôn mê-de-NI EI-pê-te TO HO-ra-ma HE-ôs OO HO hyi-OS TOO an-THRÔ-pou EK ne-KRÔN e-yer-THÊ
Exegesis
Within the quotation, the aorist subjunctive Mēdeni eipete {Μηδενὶ εἴπητε | Mēdenì eípēte} expresses an emphatic prohibition.
In context — Matthew 17:9
On their way down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 17:9, so the Greek word Μηδενὶ (mêdeni) 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.17.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.9.W12.S1) and character.