1 John 4:9:71 John.4.9.W7TAB
θεοῦ
theou
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-OU
- Extended
- teh-OO
- IPA
- /tʰeˈuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
the-OU
- sentence
en TOU-tō e-pha-ne-RO-thê hê a-GA-phê tou the-OU en hê-MEEN HO-ti ton hy-ON au-TOU ton mo-no-ge-NÊ a-PE-stal-ken ho the-OS eis ton KOS-mon HI-na DZÊ-sō-men di au-TOU
Exegesis
The aorist passive verb ephanerōthē {ἐφανερώθη | ephanerṓthē} ‘was manifested’ treats the revelation as a completed event, with hē agapē tou theou {ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ | hē agápē tou theoû} ‘the love of God’ as the subject.
Root and etymology
theostheta, epsilon, omicron, sigma
“God, deity”
In context — 1 John 4:9
In this the love of God was revealed among us, that God has sent His unique Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
About this coordinate
1 John 4:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 John 4:9, so the Greek word θεοῦ (theou) 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 1 John.4.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.4.9.W7.S1) and character.