Matthew 22:42:5Matt.22.42.W5TAB
περὶ
peri
“about”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- peh-RI
- IPA
- /pe.ˈri/
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 hy-MIN do-KEI pe-RI TOO khri-STOO
- sentence
LE-gôn TI hy-MIN do-KEI pe-RI TOO khri-STOO
Exegesis
The preposition peri {περὶ | pe-rí} governs the genitive tou christou {τοῦ χριστοῦ | toû khris-toû} and marks “the Christ” as the precise topic under consideration.
In context — Matthew 22:42
Saying, “What do you think concerning the Christ ? Whose son is He?” They say to Him, “Of David .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:42:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 22:42, 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.22.42.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.42.W5.S1) and character.