John 1:23:4John.1.23.W4TAB
βοῶντος
boôntos
“of one crying out”
- Transliteration
- bo-ÔN-tos
- Extended
- boh-ÔN-tohs
- IPA
- /boˈɔːn.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- of one crying out
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
bo-ÔN-tos
- 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
The genitive participial phrase boontos {βοῶντος | bo-ôn-tos} ‘of one crying out’ depends on phone {φωνὴ | phōnḗ}, specifying the character of the “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 1:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 1:23, so the Greek word βοῶντος (boôntos) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.23.W4.S1) and character.