John 1:29:13John.1.29.W13TAB
ἀμνὸς
amnos
“Lamb”
- Transliteration
- am-NOS
- Extended
- am-NOS
- IPA
- /amˈnos/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lamb
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
am-NOS
- sentence
têi e-PAU-ri-on BLE-pei ton ee-ay-SOON er-KHO-me-non pros au-TON KAI LE-gei I-de ho am-NOS tou the-OO ho AI-rôn tên ha-mar-TI-an tou KOS-moo
Exegesis
The nominative phrase ho amnos tou theou {ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ | ho am-nós toû the-oû} stands as a christological title; syntactically it is linked with the imperative as what is to be seen and functions as a nominative in exclamation or implied predicate (“Here is the Lamb of God”).
Root and etymology
amnosalpha–mu–nu–omicron–sigma
“lamb”
In context — John 1:29
On the next day, he saw Jesus coming toward him, and he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God , the one who takes away the sin of the world.”
About this coordinate
John 1:29:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 1:29, so the Greek word ἀμνὸς (amnos) 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.1.29.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.29.W13.S1) and character.