Matthew 24:21:9Matt.24.21.W9TAB
ἀπʼ
ap
“from”
- Transliteration
- ap
- Extended
- ap
- IPA
- /ap/
Meaning by language
- English
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet |
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Word in context
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- sentence
ES-tai GAR TO-te THLI-psis me-GA-lê OI-a oo YE-go-nen ap ar-KHÊS KOS-moo HE-ôs TOO NYN ood oo MÊ YE-nê-tai
Exegesis
The phrase ap’ archēs kosmou {ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς κόσμου | apʼ archḗs kósmou} ‘from the beginning of the world’ sets a temporal boundary, reinforced by heōs toû nûn {ἕως τοῦ νῦν | héōs toû nûn} ‘until now’.
Root and etymology
ἀγαπάω
“divine unconditional love”
In context — Matthew 24:21
For then there will be a great tribulation , the kind that has not occurred since the world’s first origin until now, nor will ever happen again.
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 24:21, so the Greek word ἀπʼ (ap) 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.24.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.21.W9.S1) and character.