Matthew 24:42:7Matt.24.42.W7TAB
⸀ἡμέρᾳ
hêmera
“day”
- Transliteration
- hê-ME-ra
- Extended
- hêh-MEH-rah
- IPA
- /heː.ˈme.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- day
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
hê-ME-ra
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti OOK OI-da-te POI-a hê-ME-ra HO KY-ree-os hy-MÔN ER-khe-tai
- sentence
grê-go-REI-te OON HO-ti OOK OI-da-te POI-a hê-ME-ra HO KY-ree-os hy-MÔN ER-khe-tai
Exegesis
The interrogative poia hēmera {ποίᾳ ἡμέρᾳ | pói-ā hē-mé-rā} ‘on which day’ highlights temporal uncertainty.
Root and etymology
hēmerahē-mé-ra
“day, time period”
In context — Matthew 24:42
Therefore, stay vigilant, because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming .
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:42:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 24:42, so the Greek word ⸀ἡμέρᾳ (hêmera) 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.24.42.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.42.W7.S1) and character.