Matthew 20:18:1Matt.20.18.W1TAB
Ἰδοὺ
idoo
“See”
- Transliteration
- i-DOO
- Extended
- i-DOO
- IPA
- /i.ˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- See
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
i-DOO
- phraseyour reading level
i-DOO a-na-BAI-no-men eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
- sentence
i-DOO a-na-BAI-no-men eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma KAI ho hyi-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo pa-ra-do-THÊ-se-tai TOIS ar-khi-e-REU-sin KAI gram-ma-TEU-sin KAI ka-ta-kri-NOO-sin au-TON tha-NA-tô
Exegesis
The verse begins with the attention-getting particle idou {Ἰδοὺ | i-doú} ‘behold, look’, functioning as a discourse marker signaling a major announcement.
In context — Matthew 20:18
Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death.
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 20:18, so the Greek word Ἰδοὺ (idoo) 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.20.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.18.W1.S1) and character.