Matthew 18:7:12Matt.18.7.W12TAB

πλὴν

plên

but

Transliteration
PLÊN
Extended
PLÊN
IPA
/ˈpleːn/

Meaning by language

English
but

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    PLÊN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    PLÊN oo-AI TÔI an-THRÔ-poi di HOO TO SKAN-da-lon ER-khe-tai

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextMatthew 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.