John 1:29:2John.1.29.W2TAB
ἐπαύριον
epaurion
“next day”
- Transliteration
- e-PAU-ri-on
- Extended
- e-PAU-ri-on
- IPA
- /eˈpau.ri.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- next day
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-PAU-ri-on
- 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 verse opens with the temporal expression te epaurion {Τῇ ἐπαύριον | Tēi e-paú-ri-on} functioning adverbially, setting the narrative on “the next day” in a sequence of events.
Root and etymology
aurionalpha–upsilon–rho–iota–omicron–nu
“tomorrow, the coming day”
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 1:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 1:29, so the Greek word ἐπαύριον (epaurion) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.29.W2.S1) and character.