Matthew 4:2:6Matt.4.2.W6TAB
νύκτας
nyktas
“nights”
- Transliteration
- NYK-tas
- Extended
- NYK-tahs
- IPA
- /ˈnyk.tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- nights
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
NYK-tas
- sentence
KAI nê-STEU-sas hê-ME-ras tes-se-RA-kon-ta KAI NYK-tas tes-se-RA-kon-ta HYS-te-ron e-PEI-na-sen
Exegesis
The repeated accusative time expression hēmeras tesserákonta kai nýktas tesserákonta {ἡμέρας τεσσεράκοντα καὶ νύκτας τεσσεράκοντα | hēméras tesserákonta kai nýktas tesserákonta} marks an exact duration of testing, characteristic of biblical wilderness motifs.
In context — Matthew 4:2
And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He grew hungry.
About this coordinate
Matthew 4:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 4:2, so the Greek word νύκτας (nyktas) 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.4.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.4.2.W6.S1) and character.