Matthew 28:2:3Matt.28.2.W3TAB
σεισμὸς
seismos
“an earthquake”
- Transliteration
- seis-MOS
- Extended
- seis-MOHS
- IPA
- /siːs.ˈmos/
Meaning by language
- English
- an earthquake
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
seis-MOS
- clause
KAI i-DOO seis-MOS e-YE-ne-to ME-gas
- sentence
KAI i-DOO seis-MOS e-YE-ne-to ME-gas ANG-ge-los GAR ky-RI-oo ka-ta-BAS EKS oo-ra-NOO KAI pro-sel-THÔN a-pe-KY-li-se TON LI-thon KAI e-KA-thê-to e-PA-nô au-TOO
Exegesis
The noun seismos {σεισμὸς | seismós} “earthquake” with the aorist middle egeneto {ἐγένετο | egéneto} “occurred” and adjective megas {μέγας | mégas} “great” marks a sudden dramatic event.
Root and etymology
seiose-i-o
“to shake”
In context — Matthew 28:2
And behold, a great earthquake occurred, for an angel of the Lord , descending from heaven and approaching, rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
About this coordinate
Matthew 28:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 28:2, so the Greek word σεισμὸς (seismos) 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.28.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.28.2.W3.S1) and character.