John 1:34:9John.1.34.W9TAB
ἐκλεκτὸς
eklektos
“chosen”
- Transliteration
- ek-lek-TOS
- Extended
- ek-lek-TOS
- IPA
- /ek.lek.ˈtos/
Meaning by language
- English
- chosen
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ek-lek-TOS
- sentence
ka-GÔ he-Ô-ra-ka KAI me-mar-TY-rê-ka HO-ti hoo-TOS ES-tin ho ek-lek-TOS too the-OO
Exegesis
The predicate nominative phrase ho eklektos tou theou {ὁ ἐκλεκτὸς τοῦ θεοῦ | ho ek-lek-tós toû the-oû} ‘the Chosen One of God’ uses an articular substantive construction, where eklektos functions as a title and the genitive theou denotes divine agency in His selection.
Root and etymology
eklegomaiepsilon–kappa–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to pick out, select”
In context — John 1:34
And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Chosen One of God .
About this coordinate
John 1:34:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 1:34, so the Greek word ἐκλεκτὸς (eklektos) 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.1.34.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.34.W9.S1) and character.