Matthew 24:37:8Matt.24.37.W8TAB
⸀ἔσται
estai
“will be”
- Transliteration
- ES-tai
- Extended
- EHS-tai
- IPA
- /ˈes.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- will be
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ES-tai
- phraseyour reading level
HOU-tôs ES-tai hê pa-rou-SI-a TOU hy-OU TOU an-THRÔ-pou
- sentence
HÔS-per GAR ai hê-ME-rai TOU NÔ-e HOU-tôs ES-tai hê pa-rou-SI-a TOU hy-OU TOU an-THRÔ-pou
Exegesis
The noun phrase hai hēmerai tou Nōe {αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ Νῶε | hai hē-mé-rai toû Nō-e} ‘the days of Noah’ functions as a temporal genitive construction marking an archetypal period.
The formulaic comparison houtōs estai {οὕτως ἔσται | hoûtōs é-stai} ‘so will be’ pairs an adverb and future indicative to assert the certainty of the coming event.
In context — Matthew 24:37
For just as the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:37:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 24:37, so the Greek word ⸀ἔσται (estai) 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.24.37.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.37.W8.S1) and character.