John 1:18:6John.1.18.W6TAB
θεὸς
theos
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-OS
- Extended
- theh-OHS
- IPA
- /tʰeˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| 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
the-OS
- sentence
the-ON ou-de-EIS he-O-ra-ken PÔ-po-te mo-no-ge-NÊS the-OS ho ÔN eis ton KOL-pon tou pa-TROS e-KEI-nos ek-sê-GÊ-sa-to
Exegesis
The next clause introduces a contrast and solution with the nominative phrase monogenes theos {μονογενὴς θεὸς | mo-no-ge-nḕs the-òs} ‘unique God’, functioning as the subject, and further specified by the articular participial construction ho on eis ton kolpon tou patros {ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ πατρὸς | ho ōn eis ton kól-pon toû pa-tròs} ‘the One who is into the bosom of the Father’.
Root and etymology
theostheta–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“God, deity”
In context — John 1:18
No one has ever seen God ; the unique God, who is in the bosom of the Father , He has explained Him.
About this coordinate
John 1:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 1:18, so the Greek word θεὸς (theos) 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.1.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.18.W6.S1) and character.