John 1:27:8John.1.27.W8TAB
ἄξιος
aksios
“worthy”
- Transliteration
- AK-si-os
- Extended
- AHKS-ee-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈak.si.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- worthy
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
AK-si-os
- 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 relative genitive hou {οὗ | hou} ‘of whom’ introduces the clause of comparison that follows, joined to the assertion ouk eimi axios {οὐκ εἰμὶ ἄξιος | ouk eimí á-xi-os} ‘I am not worthy’, which places strong emphasis on John’s unworthiness rather than on the greatness of the act itself.
Root and etymology
axiosalpha–xi–iota–omicron–sigma
“worth, value, befitting”
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 1:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 1:27, so the Greek word ἄξιος (aksios) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.27.W8.S1) and character.