John 1:18:8John.1.18.W8TAB
ὢν
ôn
“being”
- Transliteration
- ÔN
- Extended
- ÔHN
- IPA
- /ˈɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- being
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÔN
- 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’.
The present participle on {ὢν | ōn} emphasizes ongoing, continuous existence in this intimate relation. The preposition eis with kolpon conveys directional closeness that in context has the force of settled intimacy rather than mere movement.
Root and etymology
anthrōposanthrō-pos
“human being, person”
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 1:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 1:18, so the Greek word ὢν (ôn) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.18.W8.S1) and character.