John 1:27:2John.1.27.W2TAB
ὀπίσω
opisô
“behind”
- Transliteration
- o-PI-sô
- Extended
- oh-PI-soh
- IPA
- /oˈpi.soː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behind
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
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o-PI-sô
- sentence
ho o-PI-sô moo er-KHO-me-nos hoo ook ei-MI AK-si-os HI-na LY-sô au-TOO ton hi-MAN-ta too hy-po-DÊ-ma-tos
Exegesis
The verse opens with the nominal phrase ho opisō mou erchomenos {ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος | ho opí-sō mou er-khó-me-nos} ‘the one coming after me’, in which the adverb opisō {ὀπίσω | opí-sō} ‘after, behind’ signals both temporal sequence and implied inferiority of the speaker to the Coming One. The present middle participle erchomenos functions substantivally, identifying a specific person whose arrival is already in process.
In context — John 1:27
The One who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandal.
About this coordinate
John 1:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 1:27, so the Greek word ὀπίσω (opisô) 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.1.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.27.W2.S1) and character.