Matthew 3:16:14Matt.3.16.W14TAB
οὐρανοί,
ooranoi
“heavens”
- Transliteration
- oo-ra-NOI
- Extended
- oo-rah-NOI
- IPA
- /u.ra.ˈnoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- heavens
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
oo-ra-NOI
- phraseyour reading level
KAI i-DOO ê-ne-ÔKH-thê-san HOI oo-ra-NOI
- clause
KAI i-DOO ê-ne-ÔKH-thê-san HOI oo-ra-NOI KAI EI-den PNEU-ma the-OO ka-ta-BAI-non hô-SEI pe-ri-ste-RAN er-KHO-me-non ep au-TON
- sentence
bap-tis-THEIS DE ho ee-ay-SOOS eu-THYS a-NE-bê a-PO TOO HY-da-tos KAI i-DOO ê-ne-ÔKH-thê-san HOI oo-ra-NOI KAI EI-den PNEU-ma the-OO ka-ta-BAI-non hô-SEI pe-ri-ste-RAN er-KHO-me-non ep au-TON
Exegesis
The passive ēneōchthēsan {ἠνεῴχθησαν | ē-ne-ṓch-thē-san} ‘were opened’ with ouranoi {οὐρανοί | ou-ra-noí} ‘heavens’ presents the opening as a divine passive, implying God as the unseen agent of disclosure.
In context — Matthew 3:16
After Jesus was baptized, He rose at once from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 3:16:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 3:16, so the Greek word οὐρανοί, (ooranoi) 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.3.16.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.3.16.W14.S1) and character.