John 1:40:4John.1.40.W4TAB
ἀδελφὸς
adelphos
“brother of”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHOS
- Extended
- ah-dehl-PHOHS
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰos/
Meaning by language
- English
- brother of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-del-PHOS
- 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 appositional phrase ho adelphos Simonos Petrou {ὁ ἀδελφὸς Σίμωνος Πέτρου | ho a-del-phòs Sí-mo-nos Pé-trou} identifies Andrew relationally as “the brother of Simon Peter,” with the paired genitives Simonos and Petrou tightly linking the two brothers.
Root and etymology
adelph-alpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi
“from the same womb”
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 1:40:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 1:40, so the Greek word ἀδελφὸς (adelphos) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.40.W4.S1) and character.