Matthew 18:7:12Matt.18.7.W12TAB
πλὴν
plên
“but”
- Transliteration
- PLÊN
- Extended
- PLÊN
- IPA
- /ˈpleːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PLÊN
- phraseyour reading level
PLÊN oo-AI TÔI an-THRÔ-poi di HOO TO SKAN-da-lon ER-khe-tai
- clause
a-NANG-kê GAR el-THEIN TA SKAN-da-la PLÊN oo-AI TÔI an-THRÔ-poi di HOO TO SKAN-da-lon ER-khe-tai
- sentence
oo-AI TÔI KOS-môi a-PO TÔN skan-DA-lôn a-NANG-kê GAR el-THEIN TA SKAN-da-la PLÊN oo-AI TÔI an-THRÔ-poi di HOO TO SKAN-da-lon ER-khe-tai
Exegesis
The adversative plēn {πλὴν | plḗn} ‘but’ introduces a shift to personal accountability.
In context — Matthew 18:7
Woe to the world because of the stumbling-blocks ! For it is necessary that the stumbling-blocks come, yet woe to the man through whom the stumbling-block comes.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 18:7, so the Greek word πλὴν (plên) 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.18.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.7.W12.S1) and character.