Hebrews 13:8:2Heb.13.8.W2TAB
Χριστὸς
Khreestos
“Christ”
- Transliteration
- khree-STOS
- Academic
- Christos
- Extended
- khree-STOHS
- IPA
- /kʰriˈstos/
Meaning by language
- English
- Christ
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khree-STOS
- sentence
ee-ay-SOOS khree-STOS ekh-THES KAI SÊE-me-ron ho au-TOS KAI eis tous ai-Ô-nas
Exegesis
The verse is a verbless nominal clause in which the copular verb “is” is implied between the subject Iesous Christos {Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς | Iē-soûs Khris-tós} and the predicate nominative ho autos {ὁ αὐτός | ho au-tós} ‘the same’.
Root and etymology
chriochi–rho–iota–omega
“to anoint”
In context — Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for the ages.
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Hebrews 13:8, so the Greek word Χριστὸς (Khreestos) 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 Heb.13.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.8.W2.S1) and character.