John 1:47:3John.1.47.W3TAB
Ἰησοῦς
Eeaysoos
“Jesus”
- Transliteration
- ee-ay-SOOS
- Academic
- Iēsous
- Extended
- ee-AY-SOOS
- IPA
- /i.eːˈsuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jesus
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ee-ay-SOOS
- sentence
EI-den ho ee-ay-SOOS TON na-tha-na-ÊL er-KHO-me-non pros au-TON KAI LE-gei pe-RI au-TOU I-de a-lê-THÔS is-ra-ê-LI-tês en HÔI DO-los ouk ES-tin
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb eiden {εἶδεν | eî-den} followed by the subject ὁ Iesous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iē-soûs}, a common Johannine pattern where the verb precedes the subject but the article marks the subject clearly.
Root and etymology
Yeshuayod–shin–vav–ayin
“The Lord is salvation”
In context — John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and says about him, “Behold, truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”
About this coordinate
John 1:47:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 1:47, so the Greek word Ἰησοῦς (Eeaysoos) 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.1.47.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.47.W3.S1) and character.