John 1:23:3John.1.23.W3TAB
φωνὴ
phōnê
“voice”
- Transliteration
- phō-NÊ
- Extended
- phô-NÊ
- IPA
- /pʰɔːˈnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- voice
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
phō-NÊ
- sentence
E-PHÊ e-GÔ phō-NÊ bo-ÔN-tos en TÊI e-RÊ-mōi eu-THY-na-te TÊN ho-DON ky-REE-ou ka-THŌS EI-pen ê-sa-I-as ho pro-PHÊ-tēs
Exegesis
Inside the quotation, the clause ego phone {Ἐγὼ φωνὴ | egṓ phōnḗ} forms a nominal sentence without an expressed copular verb, understood as “I am a voice,” placing focus on role rather than personal identity.
The genitive participial phrase boontos {βοῶντος | bo-ôn-tos} ‘of one crying out’ depends on phone {φωνὴ | phōnḗ}, specifying the character of the “voice.”
Root and etymology
Rootphi–omega–nu
“sound, voice”
In context — John 1:23
He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord ,’ just as Isaiah the prophet said.”
About this coordinate
John 1:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 1:23, so the Greek word φωνὴ (phōnê) 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.1.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.23.W3.S1) and character.