John 1:48:4John.1.48.W4TAB
Πόθεν
pothen
“from where”
- Transliteration
- PO-then
- Extended
- POH-thehn
- IPA
- /ˈpo.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- from where
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PO-then
- 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 direct question pothen me ginoskeis {Πόθεν με γινώσκεις | Pó-then me ginṓ-skeis} “from where do You know me?” uses the interrogative adverb pothen to express Nathanael’s amazement at the source of Jesus’ knowledge.
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 1:48:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 1:48, so the Greek word Πόθεν (pothen) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.48.W4.S1) and character.