Matthew 12:39:7Matt.12.39.W7PAT

πονηρὰ

ponêra

evil

Transliteration
po-nê-RA
Extended
poh-neh-RAH
IPA
/po.nɛːˈra/

Meaning by language

English
evil
French
mauvaise
Spanish
mala
Portuguese
German
böse
Russian
злая
Arabic-Simplified
شريرة
Hindi
दुष्ट
Chinese-Simplified
邪恶的
Korean
악한
Indonesian
jahat
Bengali
দুষ্ট
Tagalog
masama
Swahili
ovu
Amharic
ክፉ
Yoruba
buburu
Igbo
ajọ
Twi
bɔne
Ewe
vɔ̃

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Result
πο + νη + ρὰ
po + nê + ra
ponêra

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new
Etai — as in machine
Rhor — rolled r
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    po-nê-RA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ge-ne-A po-nê-RA kai moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI

  3. clause

    ge-ne-A po-nê-RA kai moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI kai sê-MEI-on ou do-THÊ-se-tai au-TÊI ei mê to sê-MEI-on i-ô-NA tou pro-PHÊ-tou

  4. sentence

    ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen au-TOIS ge-ne-A po-nê-RA kai moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI kai sê-MEI-on ou do-THÊ-se-tai au-TÊI ei mê to sê-MEI-on i-ô-NA tou pro-PHÊ-tou

In contextMatthew 12:39

the but answering he said to them generation evil and adulterous a sign seeks and sign not will be given to it if except the sign of Jonah of the prophet

About this coordinate

Matthew 12:39:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 12:39, so the Greek word πονηρὰ (ponêra) 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.12.39.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.12.39.W7.S1) and character.