John 1:7:9John.1.7.W9TAB
φωτός
phôtos
“light”
- Transliteration
- phô-TOS
- Extended
- phô-TOHS
- IPA
- /pʰɔːˈtos/
Meaning by language
- English
- light
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
phô-TOS
- sentence
HOU-tos ÊL-then EIS mar-ty-RI-an HI-na mar-ty-RÊ-sêi pe-RI tou phô-TOS HI-na PAN-tes pis-TEU-sô-sin di au-TOU
Exegesis
This is then unpacked by the first hina-clause, hina martyresē peri tou phōtos {ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός | hína mar-tu-rḗ-sē pe-rí toû phō-tós}, where hina introduces a purpose clause and the aorist subjunctive martyresē marks intended action: bearing witness about “the light,” a key Johannine metaphor linked to the Logos.
In context — John 1:7
This one came into testimony as a witness in order that he might bear witness concerning the light, so that all might believe through him .
About this coordinate
John 1:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 1:7, so the Greek word φωτός (phôtos) 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.1.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.7.W9.S1) and character.