John 1:28:3John.1.28.W3TAB
Βηθανίᾳ
bêthania
“Bethany”
- Transliteration
- bê-tha-NI-a
- Extended
- bê-thah-NI-ah
- IPA
- /bɛː.tʰaˈni.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- Bethany
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
bê-tha-NI-a
- sentence
TAU-ta en bê-tha-NI-a e-GE-ne-to PE-ran too i-or-DA-noo HO-poo ÊN ho i-o-AN-nês bap-TI-dzôn
Exegesis
The phrase en Bethania {ἐν Βηθανίᾳ | en Bē-thaníā} places the event in a specific locale before the main verb, and egeneto {ἐγένετο | e-gé-ne-to} serves as a narrative event marker for a completed occurrence.
In context — John 1:28
These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan , where John was baptizing.
About this coordinate
John 1:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 1:28, so the Greek word Βηθανίᾳ (bêthania) 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.1.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.28.W3.S1) and character.