John 1:33:20John.1.33.W20TAB
πνεῦμα
pneuma
“Spirit”
- Transliteration
- PNEU-ma
- Extended
- PNEU-mah
- IPA
- /ˈpneu.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- Spirit
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
PNEU-ma
- sentence
ka-GO ouk Ê-dein au-TON al ho PEM-psas me bap-TI-dzein en HY-da-ti e-KEI-nos moi EI-pen eph HON AN I-dês to PNEU-ma ka-ta-BAI-non kai ME-non ep au-TON oo-TOS es-TIN ho bap-TI-dzōn en PNEU-ma-ti ha-GI-ō
Exegesis
The relative clause Eph hon an ideis to pneuma katabainon kai menon ep auton {Ἐφʼ ὃν ἂν ἴδῃς τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον καὶ μένον ἐπʼ αὐτόν | Eph hon an í-dēs to pnêu-ma ka-ta-bai-non kai mé-non ep au-tón} combines the relative pronoun hon with the particle an and a subjunctive verb ideis to form an indefinite relative construction, “upon whomever you might see,” expressing contingency. The two present participles katabainon and menon depict the Spirit’s action as both descending and continuing to remain, stressing permanence rather than a momentary visitation.
Root and etymology
pneōpi–nu–epsilon–omega
“to blow, breathe”
In context — John 1:33
And I did not know Him , but He who sent me to baptize with water, that One said to me, “Upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit .”
About this coordinate
John 1:33:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 1:33, so the Greek word πνεῦμα (pneuma) 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.1.33.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.33.W20.S1) and character.