Matthew 26:39:29Matt.26.39.W29TAB
σύ.
sy
“you”
- Transliteration
- SY
- Extended
- SY
- IPA
- /ˈsy/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
SY
- clause
PLÊN ookh hôs e-GÔ THE-lô al hôs SY
- sentence
KAI pro-el-THÔN mi-KRON E-pe-sen e-PI PRO-sô-pon au-TOO pro-seu-KHO-me-nos KAI LE-gôn PA-ter moo ei dy-na-TON es-tin pa-rel-THA-tô ap e-MOO TO po-TÊ-ri-on TOO-to PLÊN ookh hôs e-GÔ THE-lô al hôs SY
Exegesis
The first clause, ouch hos ego thelo {οὐχ ὡς ἐγὼ θέλω | oukh hōs e-gṓ thé-lō}, explicitly states Jesus’ own will, while the second, all hos sy (thelō) {ἀλλ’ ὡς σύ (θέλω) | all hōs sý (thé-lō)}, ellipses the verb “will,” which is understood from the previous clause. The emphatic placement of the pronouns ego and sy heightens the contrast between “I” and “You,” highlighting the surrender of Jesus’ human will to the Father’s will. The English renderings preserve this structure by closely linking the conditional and imperative elements, retaining the metaphor of the “cup,” and reproducing the antithetical pattern “not as I … but as You …” for both rhetorical emphasis and theological clarity.
Root and etymology
synagosigma–upsilon–nu–alpha–gamma–omega
“to bring together, gather”
In context — Matthew 26:39
And having gone forward a little, He fell upon His face, praying and saying, “My Father , if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will , but as You will.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 26:39:29 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 29 of Matthew 26:39, so the Greek word σύ. (sy) 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.26.39.W29, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.26.39.W29.S1) and character.