John 1:8:3John.1.8.W3TAB
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
“that one”
- Transliteration
- e-KEI-nos
- Extended
- eh-KEI-nohs
- IPA
- /e.ˈkiː.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- that one
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-KEI-nos
- sentence
ouk ÊN e-KEI-nos TO PHÔS al HI-na mar-ty-RÊ-sêi pe-RI TOU phô-TOS
Exegesis
The demonstrative subject ekeinos {ἐκεῖνος | ekeînos} functions anaphorically, pointing back to John the Baptist in the previous verse and distinguishing “that one” sharply from the predicate nominative to phōs {τὸ φῶς | tó phṓs} “the light.”
Root and etymology
demonstrative stem kein-kappa–epsilon–iota–nu
“that one (over there), that person”
In context — John 1:8
He was not that light , but rather that he might bear witness about the light.
About this coordinate
John 1:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 1:8, so the Greek word ἐκεῖνος (ekeinos) 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.1.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.8.W3.S1) and character.