John 1:43:2John.1.43.W2TAB
ἐπαύριον
epaurion
“next day”
- Transliteration
- e-PAU-ri-on
- Extended
- eh-PAU-ri-on
- IPA
- /eˈpau.ri.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- next day
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-PAU-ri-on
- sentence
tê e-PAU-ri-on ê-THE-lê-sen ek-sel-THEIN eis tên ga-li-LAI-an KAI heu-RI-skei PHI-lip-pon KAI LE-gei au-TÔ ho ee-ay-SOOS a-ko-LOU-thei moi
Exegesis
The opening temporal phrase te epaurion {Τῇ ἐπαύριον | Tê epáurion} ‘on the next day’ functions adverbially to move the narrative forward and mark a new stage in the sequence.
Root and etymology
aurionalpha upsilon rho iota omicron nu
“tomorrow, the following day”
In context — John 1:43
On the next day Jesus decided to go out into Galilee, and He finds Philip, and He says to him, “Follow Me.”
About this coordinate
John 1:43:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 1:43, so the Greek word ἐπαύριον (epaurion) 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.1.43.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.43.W2.S1) and character.