John 1:8:5John.1.8.W5TAB
φῶς
phôs
“light”
- Transliteration
- PHÔS
- Extended
- PHÔS
- IPA
- /ˈpʰɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- light
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PHÔS
- 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
phōt-phi–omega–tau
“light, that which makes visible”
In context — John 1:8
He was not that light , but rather that he might bear witness about the light.
About this coordinate
John 1:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 1:8, so the Greek word φῶς (phôs) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.8.W5.S1) and character.