Matthew 18:7:4Matt.18.7.W4TAB
ἀπὸ
apo
“because of”
- Transliteration
- a-PO
- Extended
- a-PO
- IPA
- /a.ˈpo/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PO
- clause
oo-AI TÔI KOS-môi a-PO TÔN skan-DA-lôn
- 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 prepositional phrase apo tōn skandalōn {ἀπὸ τῶν σκανδάλων | apó tôn skan-dálōn} expresses the cause of judgment.
Root and etymology
ἀπόλλυμι
“to destroy, lose”
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 18:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 18:7, so the Greek word ἀπὸ (apo) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.7.W4.S1) and character.