John 1:17:2John.1.17.W2TAB

ho

{the}

Transliteration
ho
Extended
ho
IPA
/ho/

Meaning by language

English
{the}

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ho

  2. sentence

    HO-ti ho NO-mos di-A mô-y-SE-ôs e-DO-thê hê KHA-ris KAI hê a-LÊ-thei-a di-A ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO e-GE-ne-to

Exegesis

In the clause ho nomos dia Mousēos edothē {ὁ νόμος διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐδόθη | ho nó-mos di-á Mōu-sé-ōs e-dó-thē}, the nominative construction expresses the law as a divinely bestowed gift through Moses.

Root and etymology

né-mōnu–epsilon–mu–omega

to distribute, allocate

In contextJohn 1:17

For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ .

About this coordinate

John 1:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 1:17, so the Greek word (ho) 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 John.1.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.17.W2.S1) and character.