John 1:4:10John.1.4.W10TAB
φῶς
phōs
“light”
- Transliteration
- PHŌS
- Extended
- PHÔS
- IPA
- /ˈpʰɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- light
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PHŌS
- sentence
en au-TOI dzō-Ê ÊN KAI hê dzō-Ê ÊN TO PHŌS TŌN an-THRŌ-pōn
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kai} links a parallel statement: anaphoric hē zōē {ἡ ζωὴ | hē zō-ē} ‘the life’ functions again as subject, with to phōs {τὸ φῶς | tó phōs} ‘the light’ as predicate nominative, forming an identity claim.
Root and etymology
phainōphai-nō
“to shine, bring to light”
In context — John 1:4
In Him was life, and the life was the light of people.
About this coordinate
John 1:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 1:4, so the Greek word φῶς (phōs) 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.1.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.4.W10.S1) and character.