Matthew 17 — Rabbi

Matthew 17:1

Καὶ

kaí

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words μεθ’

metá

properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between or and or ; less intimate than and less close than ) ἡμέρας

hēméra

day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context) ἓξ

héx

six παραλαμβάνει

paralambánō

to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation); by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn ὁ

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) Ἰησοῦς

Iēsoûs

Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites τὸν

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) Πέτρον

Pétros

a (piece of) rock (larger than ); as a name, Petrus, an apostle καὶ

kaí

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words Ἰάκωβον

Iákōbos

Jacobus, the name of three Israelites καὶ

kaí

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words Ἰωάννην

Iōánnēs

Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites τὸν

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) ἀδελφὸν

adelphós

a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like ) αὐτοῦ,

autós

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons καὶ

kaí

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words ἀναφέρει

anaphérō

to take up (literally or figuratively) αὐτοὺς

autós

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons εἰς

eis

to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases ὄρος

óros

perhaps akin to ; compare ); a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain) ὑψηλὸν

hypsēlós

lofty (in place or character) κατ’

katá

(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) ἰδίαν.

ídios

pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate

Matthew 17:1 · Greek NT (SBLGNT)

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Six days later

Cross-Book Pattern

Matthew's precise count of days is unusual - most scenes in this Gospel aren't dated this exactly. It matches, almost to the day, how long t… Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John the brother of James, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. [Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36]

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↔ Rabbi noticed a connection

Exodus 24:16, "the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the middle of the cloud" - the same six-day wait before a voice speaks from a cloud on a mountain.

Matthew 17:1 · WEB

After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.

Exodus 24:16 · WEB

Yahweh’s glory settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the middle of the cloud.

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Today's memory verse · from this session

“Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John the brother of James, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. [Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36]”

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