John 1:4:7John.1.4.W7TAB
ζωὴ
dzōê
“life”
- Transliteration
- dzō-Ê
- Extended
- dzô-Ê
- IPA
- /dzɔː.ˈɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
dzō-Ê
- sentence
en au-TOI dzō-Ê ÊN KAI hê dzō-Ê ÊN TO PHŌS TŌN an-THRŌ-pōn
Exegesis
The verse begins with the fronted locative phrase en autō {ἐν αὐτῷ | en au-tô} ‘in Him,’ which sets the sphere of existence for zōē {ζωὴ | zō-ē} ‘life.’
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
zaōzaō
“to live, possess vitality”
In context — John 1:4
In Him was life, and the life was the light of people.
About this coordinate
John 1:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 1:4, so the Greek word ζωὴ (dzōê) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.4.W7.S1) and character.