Matthew 3:4:26Matt.3.4.W26TAB
μέλι
meli
“honey”
- Transliteration
- ME-li
- Extended
- MEH-lih
- IPA
- /ˈme.li/
Meaning by language
- English
- honey
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ME-li
- phraseyour reading level
HÊ DE tro-PHÊ ÊN au-TOO a-KRI-des KAI ME-li A-gri-on
- sentence
au-TOS DE HO i-ô-AN-nês EI-khen TO EN-dy-ma au-TOO a-PO tri-KHÔN ka-MÊ-loo KAI ZÔ-nên der-ma-TI-nên pe-RI TÊN os-PHYN au-TOO HÊ DE tro-PHÊ ÊN au-TOO a-KRI-des KAI ME-li A-gri-on
Exegesis
The compound predicate akrides kai meli agrion {ἀκρίδες καὶ μέλι ἄγριον | akrídes kaí méli ágrion} coordinates the two elements of John’s diet, with agrion modifying meli. The syntax is straightforward descriptive narrative, and the English renderings preserve the contrastive focus on John, the material specification of his clothing, and the simple listing of his diet, while smoothing word order for natural English flow.
Root and etymology
melimu–epsilon–lambda–iota
“honey”
In context — Matthew 3:4
But this John had his garment made from camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
About this coordinate
Matthew 3:4:26 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 26 of Matthew 3:4, so the Greek word μέλι (meli) 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.3.4.W26, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.3.4.W26.S1) and character.