John 1:25:7John.1.25.W7TAB
Τί
ti
“why”
- Transliteration
- TI
- Extended
- TI
- IPA
- /ˈti/
Meaning by language
- English
- why
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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TI
- sentence
KAI ê-RÔ-tê-san au-TON KAI EI-pan au-TO TI OUN bap-TI-dzeis ei SY ouk EI ho khree-STOS ou-DE ê-LI-as ou-DE ho pro-PHÊ-tês
Exegesis
The interrogative expression Tí oun {Τί οὖν | Tí oun} combines an interrogative pronoun with an inferential conjunction, conveying “Why then?” and signaling that the question is drawn as a logical consequence from John’s prior denials of being the Christ, Elijah, or the Prophet.
Root and etymology
baptōbeta–alpha–pi–tau–omega
“to dip, immerse”
In context — John 1:25
And they asked him and said to him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ , nor Elijah, nor the Prophet ?”
About this coordinate
John 1:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 1:25, so the Greek word Τί (ti) 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.1.25.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.25.W7.S1) and character.