John 1:48:16John.1.48.W16TAB
φωνῆσαι
phōnêsai
“called”
- Transliteration
- phō-NÊ-sai
- Extended
- pʰoh-NÊE-sai
- IPA
- /pʰoː.ˈnɛː.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- called
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
phō-NÊ-sai
- sentence
LE-gei au-TOI na-tha-na-EL PO-then me gi-NO-skeis a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen au-TOI pro tou se PHI-lip-pon phō-NÊ-sai ON-ta hy-PO tên sy-KÊN EI-don se
Exegesis
The temporal construction pro tou se Philippon phōnēsai {Πρὸ τοῦ σε Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι | Prò toû se Phí-lip-pon phō-nê-sai} “before Philip called you” combines the preposition pro with an articular infinitive, indicating action that precedes the main verb and highlighting that Jesus’ perception predates human initiative.
Root and etymology
Rootphi–omega–nu
“sound, voice”
In context — John 1:48
Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree , I saw you.”
About this coordinate
John 1:48:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 1:48, so the Greek word φωνῆσαι (phōnêsai) 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.1.48.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.48.W16.S1) and character.