John 1:40:2John.1.40.W2TAB
Ἀνδρέας
andreas
“Andrew”
- Transliteration
- an-DRE-as
- Extended
- ahn-DREH-as
- IPA
- /anˈdre.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- Andrew
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
an-DRE-as
- sentence
ÊN an-DRE-as ho a-del-PHOS SI-mo-nos PE-troo HEIS ek TÔN DY-O TÔN a-kou-SAN-tôn pa-RA i-ô-AN-noo KAI a-kou-lou-thê-SAN-tôn au-TÔ
Exegesis
The verse opens with en {ἦν | ēn} ‘he was’, an imperfect verb that provides narrative background and introduces Andreas {Ἀνδρέας | An-dré-as} as the subject.
In context — John 1:40
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John and followed Him .
About this coordinate
John 1:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 1:40, so the Greek word Ἀνδρέας (andreas) 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.1.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.40.W2.S1) and character.