John 1:23:8John.1.23.W8TAB
Εὐθύνατε
euthynate
“make straight”
- Transliteration
- eu-THY-na-te
- Extended
- eu-THY-na-te
- IPA
- /euˈtʰy.na.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- make straight
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
eu-THY-na-te
- 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 imperative euthynate {Εὐθύνατε | eu-thý-na-te} introduces a second-person plural command, with ten hodon kyriou {τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου | tēn ho-dón kyríou} as its object; the genitive kyriou construes “the way” as belonging to or leading to the Lord, implying preparation for His arrival.
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 1:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 1:23, so the Greek word Εὐθύνατε (euthynate) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.23.W8.S1) and character.