Matthew 19:17:8Matt.19.17.W8TAB
περὶ
peri
“about”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- pe-RI
- IPA
- /peˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-RI
- clause
TI me e-rô-TAS pe-RI TOO a-ga-THOO
- sentence
HO DE EI-pen au-TOI TI me e-rô-TAS pe-RI TOO a-ga-THOO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase peri tou agathou {περὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ | pe-rí toû a-ga-thoû} uses peri with the genitive article-adjective phrase “the good” to indicate a specific, defined standard of goodness under discussion.
In context — Matthew 19:17
But He said to him, “Why do you ask Me about the good? There is One who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 19:17, so the Greek word περὶ (peri) 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.19.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.17.W8.S1) and character.