John 1:22:7John.1.22.W7TAB
ἀπόκρισιν
apokrisin
“an answer”
- Transliteration
- a-PO-kri-sin
- Extended
- a-PO-kri-sin
- IPA
- /aˈpo.kri.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- an answer
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PO-kri-sin
- sentence
EI-pan OUN au-TO TIS EI HI-na a-PO-kri-sin DÔ-men TOIS PEMP-sa-sin hê-MAS TI LE-geis pe-RI se-au-TOU
Exegesis
Within that clause, apokrisin {ἀπόκρισιν | a-pó-kri-sin} is the object of the requested response, and tois pempsasin hemas {τοῖς πέμψασιν ἡμᾶς | toîs pémp-sa-sin hē-mâs} functions as a compact articular participial phrase meaning “the ones who sent us.”
Root and etymology
apokrinomaialpha pi omicron kappa rho iota nu omicron mu alpha iota
“to answer, reply”
In context — John 1:22
So they said to him , “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
About this coordinate
John 1:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 1:22, so the Greek word ἀπόκρισιν (apokrisin) 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.1.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.22.W7.S1) and character.